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Rayman Beitchman successfully defended a motion to strike a portion of its client’s claim against the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. The motion offered the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal a rare opportunity to apply the principles surrounding motions to strike within […]

Justice Kiteley of the Divisional Court dismissed an appeal of a Small Claims Court decision which found professional negligence on the part of a former lawyer of Rayman Beitchman’s client. Acting as pro bono counsel on the appeal, Conner Harris […]

Jason Beitchman and Conner Harris were successful in representing local landowners at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) to obtain compensation of $2.8million, plus 6% interest dating back to 1997, from the City of Windsor who had expropriated their property. […]

Shane Rayman and Conner Harris successfully obtain reimbursement of a land owner’s legal, appraisal and other professional costs arising from an expropriation proceeding after a two-day contested costs hearing before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. The Expropriations Act requires that owners who […]

After an 8-day trial, Justice J.E. Ferguson released her reasons in Dawes v Gill, 2019 ONSC 5649 in which she dismissed all claims in a contentious neighbour dispute. Conner Harris and Sarah Spitz represented the successful defendants. The Plaintiff sued his next-door neighbours, alleging that […]

Shane Rayman and Conner Harris successfully defend a claim for injurious affection where no land is taken, resulting in the dismissal of the entire claim and the award of costs in favour of the Respondent in  Davoodian v. Dufferin Wind […]

Shane Rayman and Conner Harris successfully appeared on behalf of the Appellant and in Har Jo Management Services Canada Limited v. York (Regional Municipality), 2018 ONCA 469. They successfully appealed the decision of a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of […]

Jason Beitchman and Conner Harris successfully obtain a $3.4 million dollar Judgment from the Ontario Superior Court on behalf of their client. Rayman Beitchman’s client, a commercial lender, is pursuing repayment of a substantial loan after the debtor defaulted and […]

Shane Rayman and Conner Harris successfully appealed a decision of the Surveyor General to the Divisional Court in Duarte v. Ontario; Carson v. Ontario, 2018 ONSC 2612. Rayman Beitchman represented a group of property owners whose properties front on Georgian Bay […]

Shane Rayman and Conner Harris are successful at the Ontario Municipal Board on behalf of the Claimants in William R. Hume, Marlene Hume and Gord Hume Inc. v. the Ministry of Transportation. The motion sought an order from the Board directing […]

On November 30, 2016, the Ontario Municipal Board released a decision in Paciorka Leaseholds Limited et al. v. The City of Windsor, in which it ordered the City of Windsor to answer all of the 120 questions and document requests it […]

Shane Rayman and Conner Harris are successful responding in an appeal before the Divisional Court in Willies Car & Van Wash v. County of Simcoe. Read more  

Rayman Beitchman represents property owners in first 407 East compensation hearing before Ontario Municipal Board and obtains award over 500% of initial offer in Down v Ministry of Transportation. Read Decision Read Summary

Conner Harris recently appeared before the Ontario Municipal Board on behalf of the successful Claimants in Nikolakakos v York (Regional Municipality), 2016 CanLII 1685 (ON OMB). The Claimants brought a motion to compel the disclosure of appraisal reports and agreements as to […]