Eugene Meehan, K.C.
Having been both a professor and Executive Legal Officer to Chief Justice Lamer, Eugene serves his clients with a unique blend of legal knowledge and practical experience. He’s most at ease strategizing for an appeal or on his feet arguing before multiple judges. Eugene is recognized for both his appellate law expertise and advocating the wearing of kilts.
Bar admissions.
Ontario
Alberta
N.W.T.
Yukon
Nunavut
Saskatchewan (Hon.)
Arizona
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States
Education.
McGill University, D.C.L. (Doctor of Civil Law), 1984
University of Ottawa, LL.B., 1978
McGill University, LL.M., 1976
University of Edinburgh, LL.B., 1975
Contact.
Tel: 613-695-8855
Fax: 613-695-8580
emeehan@supremeadvocacy.ca
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Languages.
English
French
Details.
After graduating from the University of Edinburgh (LL.B.), I was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue an LL.M. at McGill University. In the Québec milieu, I (mis)treated Montréalers to French spoken with a Celtic accent. People thought I was from northern Québec … way north (some actually figured I came from Abitibi Temiscamingue). I did a second LL.B. at the University of Ottawa, and then a Doctorate in Civil Law back at McGill.
A teaching opportunity drew me to Edmonton where I was a Law Professor at the University of Alberta. During eight years in Western Canada, I also articled and practised law in Edmonton (Parlee McLaws LLP, as it now is). After that, Law Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Ottawa, when Chief Justice Lamer asked me to be his (first) Executive Legal Officer. Following my time at the Supreme Court, I left academia and joined a national law firm. For over 25 years I have practised appellate law and since 2012 I have had the pleasure to do so at a boutique law firm.
As SCC Agent:
- ViiV Healthcare Company, et al. v. Gilead Sciences Canada, inc., 39823 – Intellectual property, summary judgments
- Fitter International Inc. v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia, 39633 – Courts, jurisdiction
- McKenzie v. R., 39630 – Criminal Law, sentences
- R. v. Ochrym, 39623 – Criminal Law, offences
- Samborski Environmental Ltd. v. Government of Manitoba, et al., 39609 – Environmental law, permits and licences
- Susan Riddell Rose, et al. v. PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., et al., 39597 – Bankruptcy and insolvency, trustees
- City of Saskatoon v. Brandt Properties Ltd., 39593 – Municipal law, taxation
- Stevan Utah v. Attorney General of Canada, et al., 39582 – Limitation of actions, summary judgments
- Zoe Onley, et al. v. Corporation of the Town of Whitby, 39538 – Torts, duty of care
- Co-operators General Insurance Company v. Le Treport Wedding & Convention Centre Ltd., 39358 – Insurance
- Raymond Peppler, Litigation Representative of the Estate of Douglas Peppler, Deceased v. John Lee, 39329 – Torts, negligence
- Germaine Anderson on her own behalf and on behalf of all other Beaver Lake Cree Nation beneficiaries of Treaty No. 6 and Beaver Lake Cree Nation v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta, et al., 39323 – Civil procedure, costs
- Caroline Martin, et al. v. Danielle Mailhot, 39318 – Property, commercial tenancies
- Karen Stirrett v. Bradley Strauss, 39268 – Fiduciary duty, causation
- Mazen Geliedan v. Abir Rawdah, 39221 – Family law, custody
- Corporation of the City of Markham, et al. v. AIG Insurance Company of Canada, 39192 – Insurance, municipal law
- Trico Developments Corporation v. El Condor Development Ltd, et al., 39191 – Contracts, interpretation
- Wilma Shane v. B2B Bank/B2B Banque, 39174 – Standard of Review, restitution
- Doriane Laura Farsi v. Pedro Rafael Pereira Da Rocha, 39120 – Family law, Hague Convention
- R. v. Chouhan, 39062 – Canadian charter (criminal), right to trial by jury
- Sabino Steven Anthony Petrone v. Renee Lyne Aubin, 39038 – Family law, assets
- Bradley Clayton Hunt v. Peel Mutual Insurance Company, 38856 – Insurance, automobile insurance
- Georgetown Rail Equipment Company v. Tetra Tech EBA Inc., 38844 – Intellectual property, patents
- Thomas Duong v. Regina, 38821 – Criminal law, evidence
- James Anthony Manastersky v. RBC Dominion Securities Inc., 38788 – Employment law, unjust dismissal
- Angelina Rivers, et al. v. Waterloo Regional Police Services Board, et al., 38707 – Courts, jurisdiction
- Helmut Oberlander v. Attorney General of Canada, 38693 – Immigration, appeals
- Attorney General of Ontario v. Jamie Clark, et al., 38687 – Crown law, torts
- Jaden Joshua Omeasoo, et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen, et al., 38685 – Canadian charter (criminal) – search and seizure
- Tony Samaroo, et al. v. Canada Revenue Agency (38645) – Torts, malicious prosecution
- Deborah Lee Doonanco v. Her Majesty the Queen (38577) – Criminal law, expert evidence
- Arati Rani Das, et al. v. George Weston Limited, et al., (38529) – Torts, negligence
- Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc., et al. v. Douglas Babstock, et al. (38521) – Class actions, disgorgement of profits
- Ontario Medical Association, et al. v. Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, et al. (38343) – Access to information, exemption
- Conférence des juges de paix magistrats du Québec v. Québec (Attorney General), 2016 SCC 39 – Constitutional law, judicial independence
- Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5 – Constitutional law, physician assisted dying
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Green, 2015 SCC 60 – Class actions, securities
- Theratechnologies Inc., v. 121851 Canada Inc., 2015 SCC 18 – Civil procedure, securities
- Loyola High School v. Québec (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 12 – Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Whatcott, 2013 SCC 11 – Constitutional law, freedom of religion
As Counsel:
- Oz Merchandising Inc. v. Eastern Ontario District Soccer Association, et al., 39841 – Torts, negligence
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John’s v. John Doe (G.E.B. #25), et al., 39343 – Torts, vicarious liability – co-counsel for the respondents
- Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Western University, et al., 2018 SCC 32 – Administrative law, freedom of religion – co-counsel for two interveners
- Trinity Western University, et al. v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2018 SCC 33 – Administrative law, freedom of religion – co-counsel for two interveners
- Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37 – Insurance, property, liability – co-counsel for the appellant
- Kahkewistahaw First Nation v. Taypotat, 2015 SCC 30, Constitutional law, Charter of Rights – co-counsel for the appellant
- Zurich Insurance Company v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, 2015 SCC 19 – Insurance – co-counsel for the respondent
- Loyola High School v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 12 – Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – co-counsel for an intervener
- Bernard v. Canada (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 13 – Administrative law, standards of review – co-counsel for an intervener
- Evans v. Teamsters Local Union No. 31, 2008 SCC 20 – Employment law, wrongful dismissal – counsel for the appellant
- Canada (Attorney General) v. Lameman, 2008 SCC 14 – Limitation of actions, action by aboriginal people – co-counsel for the respondents
Recent Appellate Work:
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- John Doe v. The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John’s, 2020 NLCA 27, Judgment released 07/28/2020, – Nfld. & Labrador C.A. found Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John’s financially liable for sexual abuse at the Mount Cashel orphanage in the 1950s. Eugene Meehan, Q.C. and Thomas Slade of Supreme Advocacy LLP argued the appeal along with trial counsel Geoff Budden and Paul Kennedy of Budden & Associates.
- Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada et al. v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, 2019 ONCA 39
- Satyam Patel v. Dr. George Carson (Regina Qu’Appelle Regional Health Authority Senior Medical Officer), 2018 SKCA 98
- Board of Governors, University of St. Paul, Ottawa, 1994-2007
- Appointed King’s Counsel, 1999
- National President, Canadian Bar Association, 1999-2000
- Executive Legal Officer, Supreme Court of Canada, 1990-1992
- Board of Governors, University of Ottawa, 1988-1992
- Director of Graduate Studies, University of Ottawa, 1988-1990
- Professor of Law, University of Ottawa, 1986-1990
- Professor of Law, University of Alberta, 1978-1986
- Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario
- Ontario Bar Association
- Canadian Bar Association
- Advocates Society
- “Getting In, Getting Heard, Getting Practical: Intervening in Appellate Courts Across Canada” Advocates Quarterly (2017) 46 Advocates’ Q 3, co-author
- The Law of Criminal Attempt in Canada (Carswell, 3rd ed. 2015) Lead co-author
- Canada’s Constitutional Law in a Nutshell (Carswell, 4th ed., 2013) Co-author
- Supreme Court of Canada Manual (Canada Law Book, 2011) Lead co-author
- Creditors’ Remedies in Ontario (Lexis Nexis, 2nd ed., 2009) Lead co-author
- Canadian Constitutional Documents Consolidated (Carswell, 2nd ed., 2007) Co-author
- Injunctions Practice Guide (Carswell, 1996) Lead co-author
- Creditors’ Remedies in Alberta (Carswell, 2nd ed. 1996) Co-author
- Charter of Rights Annotated (Carswell 1995 & 1996) Lead co-author
- Legal Writing & Strategy, 50 Do’s & Don’ts – Lakehead University, Nov 15, 2021
- Strategic Legal Writing for Students with Writing Assignments – Lakehead University, Oct 9, 2019
- SCC Cases of Interest to the Personal Injury Bar – the last 18 months – Will Davidson LLP – Experts at Trial: How to Maximize (or Minimize) Their Effectiveness, Sept 25, 2019
- Expert Evidence Post: Saadati v. Moorhead – Will Davidson LLP – Experts at Trial: How to Maximize (or Minimize) Their Effectiveness, Sept 25, 2019
- SCC Cases of Interest to the Personal Injury Bar – the Last 18 Months – AAJ Annual Convention, July 29, 2019
- Expert Evidence Post: Saadati v. Moorhead – Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association, The Yin & Yang of Personal Injury Practice Conference 2019, June 8, 2019
- Strategic Legal Writing for Students – Christian Legal Fellowship 2019 National Student Conference, March 9, 2019
- Civility as a Strategy in Litigation – Lakehead University, Nov 20, 2018
- Expert Evidence Saadati v. Moorhead – Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, May 25, 2018
- Civility as a Strategy in Litigation – Federal Court of Canada, April 30, 2018
- Strategic Legal Writing – Nunavut Artic College, March 26, 2018
- Strategic Legal Writing – Nunavut Bar Association, March 24, 2018
- Developing An Appealing Personality – Lenczner Slaght LLP, January 12, 2018
- Strategic Legal Writing – McGill University – “Legal Writing and the Self”, November 16, 2017
- Strategic Legal Writing – AMR LLP, November 10, 2017
- S.C.C. Cases of Interest to the Personal Injury Bar – the Last 18 Months, Diversified Litigation Series Seminar, Will Davidson LLP, Toronto, September 22, 2017 – Click Here for the 21-page Paper
- “Charter” Damages – What Future in Personal Injury Litigation? The Basics – So Far, Diversified Litigation Series Seminar, Will Davidson LLP, Toronto, September 22, 2017 – Click Here for the 4-page Paper
- Supreme Court of Canada Review, American Association of Justice Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, July 24, 2016 – Click Here for the speaking notes