Sean Bawden, B.A., LL.B.
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Sean Bawden actively practices in all practice areas, although he has a keen interest in employment law.  Sean joined the firm following his call to the bar in 2008, and the completion of his articles at Beament Green.  He obtained his B.A. from York University’s Glendon College in Toronto with Honours. He graduated cum laude from the University of Ottawa’s law school. He is cited in half a dozen legal textbooks, including the 8th edition of Allen Linden's Canadian Tort Law and the 3rd edition of Jamie Benidickson's Environmental Law..

Sean has appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Justice, and the Court of Appeal for Ontario.  At the administrative level, Sean has assisted clients with hearings before the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB), Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO), Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board, Public Service Labour Relations Board (PSLRB) and various professional discipline committees.

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Sean has taught the Advocacy for Paralegals class at Algonquin College, focusing on trial advocacy in the Ontario Small Claims Court and in administrative tribunals.

Select Articles by Sean

Sick of Work?  The Legal Minefield of Workplace Burnout.  Presented November 20, 2010 at Montebello, Quebec.  CCLA Civil Litigation Updated 2010.

Select Presentations by Sean

March 3, 2010 CBC radio interview concerning one's rights in a bicycle-car accident.  

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Select Reported Decisions in Cases where Sean was Counsel

595799 Ontario Ltd. v. Galpin, 2010 ONSC 2083, upheld by the Court of Appeal for Ontario, 2010 ONCA 843.

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Sean represented an individual sued for the tort of intentional inference with economic relations and successfully brought a motion to have the case dismissed.  The plaintiff appealed and the Court of Appeal upheld the motion judge's ruling.