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Circle Barristers

Litigation: Administrative & Public Law

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Circle Barristers

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Litigation: Administrative & Public Law - Ontario

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Circle Barristers is a specialist litigation boutique focused on constitutional and administrative law for a varied client base, including industry trade associations, individuals and corporations. Clients benefit from the team's experience before courts throughout Canada. The firm is also highly experienced in representing clients in class actions.

Work Highlights

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  • Circle Barristers acted for the Canadian Constitution Foundation in an application for judicial review in the Federal Court over the legality and constitutionality of the public order emergency declared in February 2022 by the Federal Cabinet under the Emergency Act in response to the truck convoy protests in Ottawa and at border crossings.

Strengths

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  • The team has an excellent track record on important public interest cases.

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  • The team is sophisticated in its analysis.

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  • Circle Barristers is highly innovative and creative.

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  • Circle Barristers has very strong experience and deep knowledge of public law.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Sujit Choudhry
    Band 2Sujit Choudhry

    Sujit Choudhry

    Toronto-based Sujit Choudhry is a founding principal of Circle Barristers. His practice is focused on public, administrative and constitutional law, and he is increasingly active in public law class actions.

    • I highly recommend him to anyone needing a creative application of the law to support their legal rights.

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    • Sujit has a strategic plan and manages time and expectations.

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    • He fully understands the political context in which our matter is happening and has provided steady and sound guidance on how we should navigate the situation we are in.

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    • He is deeply organised and easy to deal with.

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  • Up and ComingMani Kakkar
    Up and ComingMani Kakkar

    Mani Kakkar

    Mani Kakkar is a founding principal of Circle Barristers, and is based in Toronto. She has a deep level of experience assisting clients with judicial review cases, as well as representing clients in class action matters.

    • I couldn't be happier with her service.

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    • Mani has legal expertise and excellence while also understanding and advocating for the legal rights of others.

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    • Her dedicated and detail-oriented approach left us feeling like we were in safe hands.

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