Notable Cases
Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Governor General in Council), 2018 SCC 40
Asher Honickman appeared at the Supreme Court of Canada as one of three lawyers on behalf of the intervenor Advocates for the Rule of Law. Asher founded this organization in 2014 and it has since become a registered charity. The reasoning of four of the concurring justices in this case dovetailed with the submissions that Asher and his co-counsel put before the Court.Pena v. U-Pak, 2017 (Jury Trial)
Asher Honickman, along with two of his former partners, Greg Abogado and Michael Burgar, acted for the plaintiffs in a complex personal injury trial. The plaintiff was tragically killed while operating his motor vehicle. He left behind a grieving wife and a severely autistic son who had depended on his father’s care since he was an infant. After a lengthy trial, the jury awarded the plaintiffs over $3 million, one of the highest Ontario verdicts in recent years. Asher and his fellow counsel were then successful in obtaining nearly $1 million in additional damages for the plaintiffs.Dabor v. Southbram Holdings, 2016 (Jury Trial)
Asher Honickman acted for the defendants. After a lengthy trial, the jury found that the plaintiff was predominantly at fault for his own injuries.Khelifa v. Sunrise Property Management, 2016 ONCA 698 (CanLII)
Asher Honickman and his co-counsel, Greg Abogado, acted for the defendants and were successful in having the plaintiff’s claim completely dismissed. The plaintiff appealed, but the appeal was successfully dismissed.Debruge v. Arnold, 2018 ONSC 2357 (CanLII)
Asher Honickman and his former partner, Linda Matthews, were successful in dismissing the plaintiff’s appeal of the trial judge’s decision, and were also successful in the cross-appeal of the trial judge’s decision on costs.