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* Services provided through a professional corporationDavid Jacobs is a senior partner at the firm of Watson Jacobs Bosnick LLP and has practiced litigation for over 39 years in the areas of labour relations, human rights, health law, professional regulation and discipline, administrative law, insolvency law, constitutional law, criminal law, international criminal and humanitarian law, civil litigation and employment law, among others. He represents tribunals, unions, organisations, and individuals before boards and courts at all levels in Canada, and internationally.
He is admitted to the International Criminal Court’s List of Counsel. David is Chair of the Professional Standards Advisory Committee of the International Criminal Court Bar Association. He has served as a member of the ICCBA Executive Council (2020-2021), Chair of the Legal Advisory Committee and member of the Defence Committee of the ICCBA.
David was counsel to two local unions in the Stelco Insolvency, which changed Canadian insolvency law. "Jacobs is a tough lawyer” (Globe and Mail).
He has acted as lead counsel in trials and appeals before the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
David is an experienced mediator and has conducted hundreds of mediations. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section and the Administrative Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association (September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2023 term).
He is a lecturer, writer and media commentator on human rights, international law, administrative, criminal, labour, and constitutional law. He is a member of the Public Affairs Committee of the Ontario Bar Association. He was Co-Chair of the Canadian Bar Association (Ontario) 1998 Institute of Continuing Legal Education Programme on Conducting a Professional Disciplinary Hearing. He has been a member of the Executive of the Health Law and Labour Law Sections of the Ontario Bar Association and past Chair of the Constitutional and Civil Liberties Section, Canadian Bar Association (Ontario). He is a member of the Advocates' Society. He is the author of a section in Macaulay’s Practice and Procedure Before Administrative Tribunals.
Universal Workers Union v. Maystar General Contractors Inc. [2016] O.J. No. 4733, 2016 ONSC 5691
Bricklayers and Stonemasons Union Local 2 (Trustees of) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), [2016] O.J. No. 4395, 2016 ONSC 3821
Waterloo Catholic District School Board v. Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 2512 (Wage Payment Grievance),[2016] O.L.A.A. No. 290
Rew v. Assn. of Professional Engineers of Ontario (Discipline Committee), [2016] O.J. No. 3305, 2016 ONSC 4043
Valair v. Stoddart, [2016] O.J. No. 2241, 2016 ONSC 2896
Fragomeni v. Greater Sudbury (City) Police Service, [2016] O.J. No. 419, 2016 ONSC 228
Bartley v. Camino Modular Systems Inc., [2016] O.H.R.T.D. No. 518
Bernstein v. Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, [2015] O.J. No. 5773, 2015 ONSC 6724
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Mechanical Contractors Assn. Sarnia v. United Assn. of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, Local 663, [2014] O.J. No. 5706, 2014 ONSC 6909, (2014) 26 C.C.E.L. (4th) 226
Nutakki v. Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, [2014] O.J. No. 4391, 2014 ONSC 5396
Ontario v. Marsden, [2014] O.J. No. 2541, 2014 ONSC 3230
Toronto Public Library Board v. Toronto Public Library Workers Union (Superior Duty Pay Grievance),[2013] O.L.A.A. No. 191
Loflan Group Inc., [2013] O.L.R.D. No. 2567
Al Baba v. College of Nurses of Ontario, [2013] O.J. No. 5392, 2013 ONSC 7335
Reyhanian v. Health Professions Appeal and Review Board [2013] O.J. No. 1292, 2013 ONSC 297
Fielden v. Health Professions Appeal and Review Board [2013] O.J. No. 2947, 2013 ONSC 4261
Chauhan v. Health Professions Appeal and Review Board [2013] O.J. No. 2056, 2013 ONSC 1621
Armogan v. Health Professions Appeal and Review Board [2013] O.J. No. 2589, 2013 ONSC 3095
Hefzi-Yekta v. Health Professions Appeal and Review Board [2012] O.J. No. 6141, 2012 ONSC 6981
Dufferin Concrete (Bowmanville& Whitby Plants) v. Teamsters, Local Union No. 230 (Taylor Grievance), [2012] O.L.A.A. No. 478, (2012) 224 L.A.C. (4th) 71, (2012)112 C.L.A.S. 192, 2012 CarswellOnt 11445
Skyline Hotels & Resorts Inc. (c.o.b. Phantages Hotel & Spa) v. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 333 (Room Assignment Grievance),[2012] O.L.A.A. No. 520
Barbosa v. Ontario (Health Professions Appeal and Review Board) [2012] O.J. No. 2162, 2012 ONSC 1761
Oromitan v. Ontario (Health Professions Appeal and Review Board) [2012] O.J. No. 5489, 2012 ONSC 6501
Covey v. Ontario (Health Professions Appeal and Review Board) [2012] O.J. No. 5407, 2012 ONSC 6122
Ajao v. College of Nurses of Ontario [2011] O.J. No. 5280
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre v. Davidson (2011) ONSC 2065
Balbaa v. Assn. of Professional Engineers of Ontario [2009] O.J. No. 822
Wilson v. Bourbeau, [2009] O.J. No. 1841
Construction Workers Local 52 v. Ontario (Labour Relations Board) [2009] O.J. No. 2912
Sanderson-Harold Co. v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Central Ontario Regional Council of Carpenters, Local 1072 (Pardy Grievance),[2009] O.L.A.A. No. 511
Van Horne Construction Ltd. [2008] O.L.R.D. No. 3172
Walker v. Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, [2008] O.J. No. 661, 234 O.A.C. 127
Greenwald v. Ontario (Health Professions Appeal and Review Board), [2008] O.J. No. 4844
Toronto Civic Employees Union, Local 416 v. Toronto Public Library Board (Santos Grievance)[2008] O.L.A.A. No. 336
Aluma Systems Inc. [2008] O.L.R.D. No. 983
Joe's Woodcraft of Windsor Ltd. v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Carpenters' Union, Loc. 170, [2008] O.L.A.A. No. 521
Botros v. Beadle [2007] O.J. No. 3156
Mr. G (Re) 2007 CIRB No. 339, [2007] C.I.R.B.D. No. 26, (2007) 157 C.L.R.B.R. (2d) 234
London (City) v. London Civic Employees' Union, Loc. 107 (Winter Control Grievance), [2007] O.L.A.A. No. 130
Botros v. Beadle [2006] O.J. No. 2599
Tsai v. Health Professions Appeal and Review Board [2005] O.J. No. 397
Drake v. Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, [2005] O.J. No. 755
Richman v. Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, [2005] O.J. No. 826
In the Matter of the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36, as amended(2005) 78 O.R. (3d) 254
Stelco Inc. (Re), [2005] O.J. No. 4733
Spodek v. Fortsas[2004] O.J. No. 1564
United Steelworkers of America Local 1005 v. Stelco Inc., [2004] O.J. No. 981
The Prosecutor v. ElizaphanNtakirutimana and Gérard NtakirutimanaCase No. ICTR 96-10-A and 96-17-A, 4 December 2004
Detchev v. Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, 2004 CanLII 1651
Stelco Inc. (Re), [2004] S.C.C.A. No. 336
Flowers v. Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, [2004] O.J. No. 1252
Georges Anderson NderubumweRutaganda v.The Prosecutor Case No. ICTR 96-3-A, 26 May 2003
Edmunds v. McMaster and Consent and Capacity Board [2003] O.J. 3586
B.K. v. Franklin, [2003] O.J. No. 6102
Sigesmundv. Royal College of Dental Surgeons, [2003] O.J. No. 1806
Stanley v. Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, (2003), 5 Admin. L.R. (4th) 112,(2003), 172 O.A.C. 56
Tran v. Klebanoff, [2002] O.J. No. 2474
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario v. Payne [2002] O.J. No. 3574
Rathé v. Health Professions Appeal and Review Board (2002), 49 Admin.L.R. (3d) 69,(2002), 166 O.A.C. 161
Balshin v. Ontario [2001] O.J. No. 1175,
Olsten Services Inc. [2000] OLRB Rep July/August 757
Stelwire Ltd. v. United Steelworkers of America, Loc. 5328 (Summer Relief Grievance) [2000] O.L.A.A. No. 123
Stelwire Ltd. v. United Steelworkers of America, Loc.5328 (Court Grievance) [2000] O.L.A.A. No. 201
Wozniak v. Health Professions Board [2000] O.J. No. 1270
Modi v. Ontario (1996), 27 O.R. (3d) 762
Ontario (Health Professions Board) (Re), 1999 CanLII 14403
Bongard v. Health Professions Board [1997] O.J. No. 1882
Simanek v. Train [1995] O.J. No. 1446
Simanek v. Health Disciplines Board [1994] O.J. 2445
Board of Education for the City of Hamilton, [1992] O.L.R.D. No. 3062
Fiorino v. Smith, [1990] O.J. No. 834
683481 Ontario Ltd. v. Beattie, [1990] O.J. No. 1626
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