Kelley Bryan and Alex Procope have been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada and Best Lawyers Ones to Watch for Trusts and Estates. Best Lawyers ranks legal professionals through peer-review surveys of the legal community. Those surveyed are asked to assess their peers on their legal abilities, professionalism and integrity. We […]
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Mercedes Perez is representing the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario at the coroner’s inquest into the death of Soleiman Faqiri. To date, the inquest has heard from numerous witnesses describing the conditions of Mr. Faqiri’s confinement at the Central East Correctional Centre where he died on December 15, 2016 while awaiting a court-ordered psychiatric assessment. […]
Mercedes Perez is representing the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario at the Coroner’s inquest into the death of Soleiman Faqiri. The inquest is being held virtually, began today and is scheduled for 15 days. It is being streamed live daily through this link. Mr. Faqiri died at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ontario […]
Happy birthday to us‼️ PBP is celebrating a 7th anniversary on October 1, 2023.. It has been a busy couple of years and we’re grateful for another year of being able to help our wonderful clients with some great results. We could not have done it without our phenomenal law clerk Michelle Alijohn and the […]
What is undue influence? Undue influence aims to protect individuals from being taken advantage of in a transaction by someone who exerts control over them. The finding allows a court to invalidate documents where the influence of a powerful figure undermines an individual’s ability to make their own decisions. It applies to a wide variety […]
PBP Lawyers is proud to announce that Alex Procope has been ranked in the Private Wealth Disputes – Canada category of Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2023. Chambers and Partners seeks out referees from high net-worth clients and develops rankings based on assessments of the following qualities: Technical legal ability Professional conduct Client service Commercial […]
The family of a Sudbury man, Andrew Martin, has filed a civil claim against the Greater Sudbury Police Service in relation to Andrew’s death in December 2020. Andrew drowned in Lake Nepahwin after falling through the ice. Andrew struggled with mental health issues and his family had reported him missing. The lawsuit was filed after […]
PBP Lawyers is an established boutique firm in Toronto specializing in health law, estate advocacy and civil rights litigation. We are seeking a motivated junior lawyer (1-2 years) or articling student to join our team. Candidates can expect a broad range of litigation-focused experience including: Observing, assisting with and, where available, carriage of court and […]
On January 27, 2023, the Honorable Justice Valente released a precedent setting decision on the issue of homelessness and homeless outdoor encampments in Ontario. This precedent setting Superior Court of Justice case titled The Regional Municipality of Waterloo v. Persons Unknown and to be Ascertained, 2023 ONSC 670 can now be accessed on CanLII. The […]
The Mass Casualty Commission will be releasing a 7 volume Final Report on March 30, 2023. The Final Report will be released in person at the Best Western Glengarry in Truro, Nova Scotia at 12 p.m. AST as well as via live webcast on the Commission’s website. Mercedes Perez and lawyer Joanna Birenbaum represented the […]