Nancy J. Spies, Lawyer
Contributing Editor, Conference Speaker
Federated Press Contributions
| Contributing Editor, Commercial Litigation (CommL) 1993– |
| Speaker, "Cross-Examining the Sympathetic Witness", Mastering the Art of Cross-Examination Conference, Toronto, April 28, 1998 "Solicitor & Client Costs Increasingly Used to Control the Court Process" (1993) 1 CommL 10 |
| "Alternative Dispute Resolution Pilot Project: The New Ontario Practice Direction" (1994) 1 CommL 30 |
| "The Future of the Implied Undertaking Rule in Ontario" (1995) 2 CommL 82 |
Biography
| Born 21 February 1954 |
| Educated Queens University LL.B. 1978; Harvard Mediation Workshop 1996 |
| Partner, Stockwood Spies 1982– |
| Associate with present firm 1981-82 |
| Law Clerk to Chief Justice of High Court of Ontario 1980-81 |
| Called to the Bar of Ontario 1980 (Second Prize Law Society Award) |
| Articled, Usher, Dwyer & Whittington 1978-79 |
| Certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Upper Canada |
| Chair, Civil Litigation Specialty Committee of the Law Society of Upper Canada 1996– Member, Commercial Panel of The Private Court, Commercial List Users' Committee, Canadian Bar Association, Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers' Association, Women's Law Association, Advocates' Society (Director 1990-93) |
| Author, various legal articles and papers in administrative and commercial litigation law and procedure |
Practice Description
| Ms. Spies' practice consists of a wide range of areas of civil litigation, including commercial disputes, shareholder and corporate disputes, professional negligence claims, health law and administrative law issues, particularly discipline hearings of all types involving professionals. She has extensive experience in trials and appeals at all levels of the Ontario courts and before various administrative tribunals. |
Address
| Stockwood Spies |
| Suite 2512, Sun Life Tower |
| 150 King Street West |
| Toronto, Ontario M5H 1J9 |
| Telephone: (416) 593-7200 |
| Telecopier: (416) 593-9345 |