Harry P. Brown

Direct Dial: 416-640-2940
E-mail: [email protected]
Year of Call: 1974
 

Professional Practice

Managing Partner

Practice area focuses on litigation and legislative counsel on behalf of insurers with respect to insurance related matters.

Mr. Brown has been chosen directly by his peers to be listed in the Canadian Legal Expert Directory as one of the top lawyers in the area of insurance/personal injury litigation.

Memberships

Defence Research Institute
The Advocates’ Society
Canadian Bar Association
Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association
Insurance Committee Toronto Board of Trade
Law Society of Upper Canada
ADR Institute of Ontario

Mr. Brown has been an instructor for the Bar Admissions Course (Trials and Appeals) and is regularly invited as a guest speaker and presenter.

Appearances

Appeared in all levels of Court in Ontario including the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court, the Court of Appeal of Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada (leave to appeal).

Decisions

Mr. Brown has over 100 reported trial decisions (including numerous jury trials), Divisional Court decisions, Ontario Court of Appeal decisions and decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada (leave to appeal re applicant and respondent) with regard to automobile and insurance matters.

He also has over 90 reported decisions at the Financial Services Commission, on behalf of insurers, including arbitration hearings and appeals. Mr. Brown has also been involved in numerous important Court statutory interpretations of the Insurance Act.