David P. Jacobs*

David 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.

Education

• Called to the Bar of Ontario in 1983
• Articling Student: Ontario Labour Relations Board; Blake, Cassels from 1981-1982
• LL.B. - Osgoode Hall Law School in 1981
• M.A. Sociology, McMaster University in 1978
• B.A. (First Class Honours) Psychology, York University in 1974

Affiliations

• The Advocates’ Society
• Association of Defence Counsel practising before the International Courts and Tribunals (ADC-ICT)
• Canadian Council of Administrative Tribunals
• Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice
• Council of Tribunal Counsel
• International Commission of Jurists
• International Criminal Court Bar Association (Chair, Legal Advisory Committee, 2016-2017)
• Lawyers for Canada-Mexico Cooperation
• League for Human Rights of B’Nai Brith Legal Committee (to 2001)
• Medico-Legal Society of Toronto
• Ontario Bar Association
  • Co-Chair of the Canadian Bar Association (Ontario) 1998 Institute of Continuing Legal Education Programme on Conducting a Professional Disciplinary Hearing
  • Public Affairs Committee
  • Provincial Council - 1993 – 1994
  • Constitutional and Civil Liberties Executive 1987 - 1995 (Section Chair, 1993 - 1994)
  • Health Law Section Executive (Legislative Coordinator and Government Liaison 1997)
  • Continuing Legal Education Spring Committee 1989
  • Labour Law Section Executive (various years)
• Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators

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

Papazian v. Ontario College of Pharmacists, [2015] O.J. No. 3253, 2015 ONSC 3929

Garcia v. Liuna Local 1059 Members Benefit Trust (Trustee of), [2015] O.J. No. 1694, 2015 ONCA 230, (2015) 383 D.L.R. (4th) 460

Campbell-Alldis v. Workers Health and Safety Centre, [2015] O.H.R.T.D. No. 1286

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