Dylan Dilks

Construction

• Represented a general contractor in a change order dispute worth over $250,000 in an adjudication under the Construction Act.
• Represented a custom home builder at trial concerning non-payment under an improperly terminated contract.
• Represented a subcontractor and resisted a motion for security for costs brought by the general contractor.
• Represented contractors and subcontractors in construction lien proceedings.

Commercial Litigation

• Represented a tenant with respect to the interpretation of a commercial lease and successfully defended against a motion for summary judgment
• Represented a tenant under a commercial lease and obtained an order to inspect the formerly leased premises.
• Represented an assignee of a debt and obtained summary judgment.
• Represented mortgagees and obtained default judgment.
• Assisted creditors to enforce judgments (writs, garnishments).

Estate Litigation

• Represented an attorney for property and personal care and resisted a motion to stay an order at the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

Ontario Court of Justice and Tribunal Experience

• Successfully defended, at trial, an individual charged under s. 78.1 (cell phone while driving) of the Highway Traffic Act.
• Represented individuals and contractors in proceedings at the Ontario Court of Justice, including proceedings under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the Building Code Act, and the Highway Traffic Act.
• Represented landlords in contested evictions under the Residential Tenancies Act at the Landlord and Tenant Board.
• Defended employers in proceedings under the Human Rights Code at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.

• Honourable Mayer Lerner QC Award for Civil Litigation