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Bevan maintains a broad commercial litigation practice, including the defence of class actions proceedings. He has particular expertise in the Canadian automotive sector. In addition, he also advises clients on shareholder and contractual disputes, oppression remedy litigation and franchise disputes.
Bevan acts for companies, receivers and court officers with respect to insolvency litigation on the Commercial List. He also possesses broad experience with respect to injunctive relief, such as interlocutory injunctions, Mareva and Anton Piller Orders. He has appeared before all levels of courts in Ontario, and acts on commercial arbitrations.
From 2014-15, Bevan was seconded to Volkswagen Group Canada. He reported to the general counsel and advised on product liability, dealer advisory and commercial matters.
Experience
Acts for and advises Canadian automobile manufacturers with respect to risk management and arbitrations brought nationally under the National Automobile Dealer Arbitration Program ("NADAP"). He has worked with Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota, Jaguar/Land Rover, Hyundai and Kia brands.
Successfully acted for an automotive manufacturer in setting aside an arbitral award on the basis of jurisdiction (FCA Canada Inc. v. Pajunen, 2017 ONSC 7223).
Acted for automobile manufacturers in defending and settling national class proceedings, and in responding to inquiries from the Competition Bureau.
Defeated an application to set aside an arbitral award for funds owing under a share purchase agreement.
Acted for a bank to appoint a receiver, and obtain court approval of a truncated sale process transaction.
Acted for a sales officer with respect to a court-approved sales process and related lease assignment dispute (see Royal Bank of Canada v. Oxford Medical Imaging Inc., 2019 ONSC 1020).
Successfully acted for a commercial tenant with respect to summary judgment on intercompany liabilities (see H. De Groot Real Estate v. Scribes Inc., 2018 ONSC 870).
Successfully stayed a claim concerning a lease dispute, and referring the parties to arbitration.
Acted for clients in seeking interlocutory, Mareva, and Anton Piller injunctions in the banking, construction, franchise, healthcare and telecommunications industries (see for example Bell Canada v. Cogeco Cable Canada, 2016 ONSC 6044).
Acted for companies in Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act litigation (such as the Sears Canada, Carillion, US Steel, and Bondfield insolvencies).
Acted at trial before the Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) on oppression remedy and conspiracy claims (see D'Addario v. EnGlobe Corp., 2012 ONSC 1918 (Commercial List) aff'd 2014 ONCA 376 (C.A.) and assisting in preparation for trial before the Commercial List concerning interpretation of a credit-default swap agreement in the asset-backed commercial paper market.
Acted with respect to class proceedings in the franchise sector (see 1250264 Ontario Inc. v. Pet Valu Canada Inc., 2013 ONCA 279 (C.A.) reversing 2012 ONSC 4317 (S.C.J.), Fairview Donut Inc. v. The TDL Group Corp., 2012 ONSC 1252 (S.C.J.) aff'd 2012 ONCA 867 (C.A.).
Author, "An Unassailable Right to Speak: Class Communications, Opt-out Rights, and the Class Proceedings Act," The Canadian Class Action Review, Irwin Law
PUBLICATION
Author, "An Unconscionable Thing for One to Do Towards the Other: The Doctrine of Fraudulent Concealment," The Canadian Bar Review
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Author, "NADAP: An ADR System in the Canadian Automobile Industry", Commercial Litigation and Arbitration Review
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Author, "Something More: Promoters, Advisors and secondary market class proceedings" Class Action Defence Quarterly
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Contributor, THE EXCHANGE: BLG`s Financial Institutions Litigation Blog”
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Speaker, “Settlement Approval: the Belobaba Trilogy,” BLG Class Actions Seminar
PRÉSENTATION
Beyond our Walls
Professional Involvement
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Ontario Bar Association (past executive committee member, Class Actions section)
Member, The Advocates' Society
Member, Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
Community Involvement
Board of Directors (Governance Committee), Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Board of Directors, Osgoode Society
Bar Admission & Education
Ontario, 2009
LLB,
Faculté de droit Osgoode Hall de l'Université York, 2008
BA (Hons.),
Université Queen’s, 2005
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