Albert Formosa

Acted for an educational institution in connection with a dispute over confidential information, patent infringement and breach of fiduciary duty issues relating to an invention.

Acted for minority shareholders in connection with oppressive conduct by the majority shareholders who were depleting assets.

Acted for a public authority in connection with trademarks and official marks disputes.

Acted on a complex shopping centre title dispute including cross-easements and development projects which triggered protracted and complex litigation.

Acted as the chair of a Research Ethics Board involved in approving drug testing protocols.

Acted for the taxpayer on a judicial review application in the Federal Court concerning the denial of scientific research and experimental development claims under the Income Tax Act.

Acted on behalf of the landlord who was obliged to continue to provide use of its leased property under the Proposal provisions of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act which resulted in a decision that rent payments in the post-Proposal period had to paid when due under the lease.

El-Ashram v Zachariah (2008), 169 ACWS (3d) 958 (Ont Sup Ct)

Omeganutrel lnc. v. Food Systems Innovations Inc. (August 24, 2006), [2006] F.C.J. No. 1287; 2006 FC 1023, (Federal Court of Canada)

Commandant v. Wahta Mohawks, (February 16, 2006),48 C.C.E.L. (3d) 38; 3 C.N.L.R. 14, (Ontario Superior Court of Justice)

Commandant v. Whata Mohawks, (January 5, 2006), 48 C.C.E.L. (3d) 29; 2006 CarswellOnt 23, (Ontario Superior Court of Justice)

Northumberland County Housing Corp v Harrison (2006), 151 ACWS (3d) 996 (Ont Sup Ct)

Dorothea Knitting Mills Ltd. v. Canada (Minister of National Revenue – M.NR.) (March 4, 2005), 2005 FC 318; 2005 D.T.C. 5177, (Federal Court of Canada)

Morganite Canada Corp. v. Wolfhollow Properties Inc. (October 24, 2003), 47 C.B.R. (4th) 89; 2003 CarswellOnt 4083, (Ontario Superior Court of Justice)

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Armitage, (March 27, 2001),22 C.B.R. (4th) 248 ; 2001 CarswellOnt 854, (Ontario Court of Appeal)

ECS Educational Consulting Services Canada Ltd. v. United Arab Emirates (Armed Forces) (November 16, 2000), 3 C.P.C. (5th) 76 ; 2000 CarswellOnt 4538, (Ontario Court of Appeal)

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Armitage, (October 27, 2000), 50 O.R. (3d) 688 ; 20 C.B.R. (4th) 160, (Ontario Court of Appeal)

Cosgrove-Moore Bindery Services Limited, (May 10, 2000), 48 O.R. (3d) 540 (Ontario Superior Court of Justice)

ECS Educational Consulting Services Canada Ltd. v. United Arab Emirates (Armed Forces) (March 1, 2000), 44 C.P.C. (4th) 127; 2000 CarswellOnt 558, (Ontario Superior Court of Justice)

ECS Educational Consulting Services Canada Ltd. v. United Arab Emirates (Armed Forces) (January 31, 2000), 44 C.P.C. (4th) 111 ; [2000] O.J. No. 211, (Ontario Superior Court of Justice)

Banks v. Milani, (March 24, 1997), 32 O.R. (3d) 557 ; 145 D.L.R. (4th) 55, (Ontario Court of Appeal)

Milani v. Banks, (November 2, 1992), 98 D.L.R. (4th) 104 ; 1992 CarswellOnt 822, (Ontario Court of Justice, General Division)

Attorney-General of Canada and Northumberland General Insurance Co., Re, (September 5, 1986), 56 O.R. (2d) 609; 31 D.L.R. (4th) 658, (Ontario High Court of Justice)

• Guest Lecture on Confidential Information, University of Western Ontario, Privacy and Information Law, 2008
• Guest Lecture on Contracts and Confidentiality issues, University of Guelph, Faculty of Engineering
• Seminar Leader, Advanced Intellectual Property, University of Western, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005