JOHN L. FINLAY - CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal
Born October 2, l950, Drummondville, Quebec.
Education
1971 - 1973 Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario;
1973 - 1976 Queen's University Law School;
1978 Called to the Bar of the Province of Ontario;
1989 Called to the Bar of British Columbia;
Employment
1976 - 1979 Federal Department of Justice; prosecuted and assisted with prosecutions for the Federal Crown of combines, tax, drug and other federal statutes. Tax and civil litigation defending Her Majesty;
1979 - 1988 McCarthy & McCarthy, (now McCarthy Tetrault) Toronto, Ontario; involved exclusively in litigation;
1989 - 1990 Crease & Company (Associate Counsel);
1990 - present Partner of Arvay, Finlay, Barristers; practice restricted to litigation;
Teaching
1980 - 1982 Institute of Law Clerks, litigation course;
1982 and 1983 The Bar Admission Course of the Law Society of Upper Canada;
1982 - 1988 Seminar leader and guest speaker at both University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law Schools in their Trial Advocacy Programs;
1989 and 1990 Sessional lecturer in civil procedure at University of Victoria Law School;
1992 - 1994 Sessional lecturer in Appellate Advocacy at University of Victoria Law School;
1984 - present Instructor at Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto;
Publications
October 1984 The Centre for Professional Education, "Construction Contract Formation" and "Damages and Specific Performance in Construction Contracts";
October 1985 The Law Society of Upper Canada...Continuing Legal Education, Avoiding Criminal and Civil Liability in Commercial Transaction, "Offences Under the Income Tax Act, Solicitor/Client Privilege and Search and Seizure";
October 1987 The Law Society of Upper Canada...Continuing Legal Education, "After the Inquest";
September 1994 Curial Deference: "Where Do We Go From Here". Paper delivered to the National Meeting of the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (publication pending).
Seminars/Conferences
February 1984 Speaker on "Wrongful Dismissal" at the Institute of Ontario Law Clerks;
April 1984 Speaker on "Liability of Nurses in the Health Care System" at George Brown College;
June 1984 Speaker on "Evidence Matters" and "Developments in Criminal Law" at Computer Law Update Conference;
October 1984 Speaker on "Construction Contract Formation" and "Damages and Specific Performance in Construction Contracts" at the Centre for Professional Education;
November 1984 Speaker on "Use of the Summary Judgment Rule" at the Law Society of Upper Canada Continuing Education Program;
June 1985 Participant in "'The Software Has Been Taken' - A Mock Trial" at Insight Educational Services Limited Conference entitled "How to Protect and Market Your Computer Software";
Sept. 1985 Speaker on "Commercial Litigation" at the Law Society of Upper Canada Continuing Legal Education Program - Litigation for Legal Secretaries;
October 1985 Speaker on "Offences in the Income Tax Act, Search & Seizure, the Charter and Voluntary Disclosure" at the Law Society of Upper Canada Continuing Education Program;
Sept. 1987 Speaker on "Computer Crime" at the Board of Trade CIPS Group Meeting;
Speaker on "Child Abuse Legislation", "Minors - What About Abortions for Underage Patients?", and "Anatomy of a Lawsuit" at Belleville General Hospital Medical Staff Quarterly Meeting;
Speaker on "Legal Liability in the Operating Room" at the American Society of Profusionists Seminar;
October 1987 Speaker on "After the Inquest, Judicial Review and the Use of Evidence" at the Law Society of Upper Canada Continuing Legal Education Program on Inquests and the General Practitioner;
May 1988 Speaker on "Pre-Trials and Trials" at the Law Society of Upper Canada Seminar on Corporate/Commercial Litigation for Legal Secretaries;
September 1990
1991
1992		 Canadian Institute for Administration of Justice: Conducting a hearing from Counsel's perspective;
November 1992 Continuing Legal Education Society, Law Society of British Columbia, Evidence Workshop;
April 1994 Continuing Legal Education Society, Law Society of British Columbia, Judges & Trial Lawyers Workshop;
December 1995 Speaker on "The Laws of Governing Aboriginal People" at Pacific Business & Law Institute Seminar.

REPORTED TAX CASES

  1. Charles Latimer v. M.N.R., 77 D.T.C. 84 (TRB);
  2. Mohican Holdings Limited v. M.N.R., 77 D.T.C. 143 (TRB);
  3. Gary Hollo v. M.N.R., 78 D.T.C. 1450 (TRB);
  4. Klaus Kaiser v. M.N.R., 78 D.T.C. 1459;
  5. Stubart Investments Limited v. The Queen, 78 D.T.C., 6414 (FCTD);
  6. Murray Lorentz v. M.N.R., 79 D.T.C. 83 (TRB);
  7. Dr. John Jenkins v. M.N.R., 79 D.T.C. 185 (TRB);
  8. Howard Levy v. M.N.R., 79 D.T.C. 219 (TRB);
  9. Sheldon Lepovsky, 79 D.T.C. 226 (TRB);
  10. Ernest Levy, 79 D.T.C. 226 (TRB);
  11. Arnold Bunn v. M.N.R., 79 D.T.C. 409 (TRB);
  12. Vincent Hurd v. The Queen, 79 D.T.C. 5369 (FCTD);
  13. Vincent Hurd v. The Queen, 81 D.T.C. 5140 (FCA);
  14. Keystone Camera Corp. v. The Queen [1982] 1 F.C. 487 (FCTD);
  15. Jack Herdman Limited (No. 1) v. M.N.R., 83 D.T.C. 5274;
    1. Jack Herdman Limited (No. 2) v. M.N.R., 83 D.T.C. 5283 (FCA);
  16. AOCO Limited v. M.N.R. 84 D.T.C. 6371 (FCA);
  17. AMOCO Canadian Petroleum Company, 85 D.T.C. 5169 (FCA);
  18. Gulf Canada Limited v. The Queen (1990) 90 DTC 6622 (FCTD);
  19. Gulf Canada Limited v. The Queen (1992) 92 DTC 6123 (FCA);
  20. Canadian Pacific Ltd. v. Matsqui Indian Band et al [1993] 1 F.C. 74;
  21. Canadian Pacific Ltd. v. Matsqui Indian Band et al [1993] 2 F.C. 641;
  22. Gulf Canada Resources Ltd. v. The Queen (1993) 93 DTC 5345 (FCTD);
  23. St. Mary's Indian Band et al v. City of Cranbrook; A-G Canada, Intervenor (1994) 114 DLR (4th) 752 (B.C.S.C.); appealed to Court of Appeal, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 657;
  24. C.P. Ltd. v. Matsqui Indian Band et al [1995] 1 SCR 3;
  25. Gulf Canada Resources Limited v. The Queen (1995) 95 DTC 5189 (FCTD); appealed to Federal Court of Appeal, 96 DTC. 6065.

UNREPORTED TAX CASES

  1. Bavaro v. M.N.R. (January 1979)(TRB);
  2. Barrett v. M.N.R (January 1979)(TRB);
  3. Watson v. M.N.R. (January 1979)(TRB);
  4. Liphardt v. M.N.R. (February 1979)(TRB);
  5. Hamor v. M.N.R. (February 1979)(TRB);
  6. Penton v. M.N.R. (February 1979) (TRB);
  7. Flannigan v. M.N.R. (February 1979)(TRB);
  8. MA v. M.N.R. (February 1979) (TRB);
  9. Devine v. M.N.R. (February 1979)(TRB);
  10. TIL Brook v. M.N.R. (February 1979) (TRB);
  11. Bondi v. M.N.R. (February 1979((TRB);
  12. May v M.N.R. (March 1979) (TRB);
  13. Goldsilver v. M.N.R. (March 1979) (TRB);
  14. Toronto Hell Ltd. v. M.N.R.;
  15. Wolfe v. M.N.R. (March 1979)(TRB);
  16. Watson v. M.N.R. (March 1979) (TRB);
  17. Regina v. Norman Wright (1980) (Ont. Prov. Ct.);
  18. Regina v. Wright (1981) (Ont. County Court);
  19. Regina v. Wright (1981) (Ont. C.A.);
  20. Tanenbaum v. The Queen (1981) (FCTD);
  21. Regina v. Jack Spanton, (1981) (FCTD);
  22. Regina v. Spanton (1981) (Ont. County Court);
  23. Regina v. Brown Shoe Company of Canada (1982) (Ont. Prov. Ct.);
  24. Can Andes Forest Products Ltd. v. M.N.R. (1990) (TCC);
  25. Countrytime Food Stores v. A-G British Columbia (Nov. 1994) (BCSC)
  26. R. v. Graham (1995) (B.C. Prov. CT) Appealed to B.C.S.C.
  27. Canadian Airlines International v. A.G.B.C. (1995) (B.C.S.C.)
  28. KLM v. A.G.B.C. (1996) (B.C.S.C.) appealed to Court of Appeal (1998), 156 D.L.R. (4th) 203
  29. William Hawkes v. MNR (1997) 97 DTC 1258; and with respect to costs only 98 DTC 1200 (T.C.C.)
  30. Frank Beban Logging v. MNR (1998) 98 DTC 1393 (T.C.C.)
  31. Craig Bushell v. MNR (1999) (T.C.C.)
  32. Jabs Construction Ltd. v. MNR (1999) (T.C.C.)

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