Andrew Lokan

Practice Areas

Appeals and Judicial Review

Commercial Litigation

Constitutional Litigation

Employment Law

Human Rights

Labour Law

Mediation and Arbitration

Pension Litigation

Public and Administrative Law

Career

Andrew Lokan is a distinguished advocate in the areas of constitutional law, administrative law, aboriginal law, labour and employment law, and complex commercial litigation. He has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada in more than 25 cases that have defined the rights of Canadians and the limits of government powers and frequently appears before other appellate and trial courts.

Andrew has published widely on public law, and is a frequent speaker on the subject. He is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, which he has frequently represented on a pro bono basis, and he teaches constitutional litigation at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Professional Memberships

Ontario Bar Association - Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Section Executive

Publications

Constitutional Litigation in Canada – Carswell: looseleaf – 2006

Constitutional Exemptions: The Remedy that Dare Not Speak its Name – 27 N.J.C.L. 179 – 2009

- The Federal Court’s Jurisdiction to Apply the Constitution – 21 N.J.C.L. 155 – 2007

- From Weber to Parry Sound: The Expanded Scope of Arbitration – 11 C.L.E.L.J. 1 – 2004

- The role of expert evidence in Aboriginal rights litigation – Magnet & Dorey (eds.), Aboriginal Rights Litigation – LexisNexis, 2003

- From Recognition to Reconciliation: The Functions of Aboriginal Rights Law – 23 Melb.U.L.Rev. 65 – 1999

- The Rise and Fall of Doctrine under Section 1 of the Charter – 24 Ottawa L.Rev. 163 – 1992