Sean S. Carter   B.A., LL.B.

Toronto Office Tel: (416) 594-1616 ext 241 Fax: (416) 594-1209 Email: scarter@carters.ca Toll Free: (877) 942-0001 Orangeville Office Meetings Available Heidi LeBlanc Toronto Office Tel: (416) 594-1616 ext 403 Fax: (416) 594-1209 Email: hleblanc@carters.ca Toll Free: (877) 942-0001 Orangeville Office Meetings Available 2 Litigation clerks in Orangeville and Toronto offices. Contact information

Sean Carter is a partner with Carters and the head of the litigation practice group at Carters. Sean has broad experience in civil litigation and joined Carters in 2012 after having articled with and been an associate with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (Toronto office) for three years. Sean practices general civil, commercial and charity related litigation, as well as criminal appeals. Sean has been recognized as a leading expert in corporate and commercial litigation in Canada by The Best Lawyers in Canada.

Sean has experience in matters relating to commercial real estate, human rights and charter applications, construction liens, international arbitrations, quasi-criminal and regulatory matters, proceedings against public authorities and the enforcement of foreign judgments. Sean also gained valuable experience as a research assistant at Carters writing on anti-terrorism law, including publications in The International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law, The Lawyers Weekly, Charity Law Bulletin and the Anti-Terrorism and Charity Law Alert. As well, Sean has considerable volunteer experience, including being co-chair of the Human Rights Watch Canada - International Justice Circle, National Advocacy Committee and Toronto Network.

PRACTICE AREAS:

General Civil, Commercial and Charity Related Litigation, and Criminal Appeals.

EDUCATION:

LL.B., Osgoode Hall Law School, 2008

B. A., University of Toronto, 2005

CALLED TO THE BAR:

Ontario Bar, 2009

Recent Decisions

Application Successful in Upholding Contested Removal of Directors from Charity Application Successful in Upholding Contested Removal of Directors from Charity. June 16, 2021 Learn more >>>

Successful Divisional Court Appeal Overturns Trial Court Ruling Against Non Profit Successful Divisional Court Appeal Overturns Trial Court Ruling Against Non Profit. February 14, 2020 Learn more >>>

Settlement for Charity Successfully Enforced, with Costs Settlement for Charity Successfully Enforced, with Costs, Despite Defendant's (former lawyer) Dispute with LawPro. October 28, 2019. Learn more >>>

Appeal Successfully Dismissed with Costs Appeal Successfully Dismissed with Costs on Application to Force Sale of Land Owned by Charity. June 18, 2019 Learn more >>>

Application to Force Sale of Land Application to Force Sale of Land Successfully Defended: Application against Charity Dismissed with Costs. July 3, 2018. Learn more >>>

Court Completely Dismisses Unique Case Court Completely Dismisses Unique Case Against Charity's Directors and Officer: Application Under Charities Accounting Act Successfully Rebutted with Large Cost Award in Favour of Respondents. March 27, 2018. Judgement on Application Endorsement on Costs Learn more >>>

Motion to Exclude Litigant Motion to Exclude Litigant Successfully Ordered With Costs, October 26, 2017. Learn more >>>

Human Rights Claim Human Rights Claim by Former Employee Successfully Defended, July 5, 2017. Learn more >>>

Motion to Strike Motion to Strike - Pleading Successfully Defended and Costs Ordered, May 15, 2017. Learn more >>>

Application under the Charities Accounting Act Application under the Charities Accounting Act successfully dismissed and costs ordered against the applicants - Endorsement, Oct 26, 2015. Learn more >>>

Application under the Charities Accounting Act Application under the Charities Accounting Act successfully dismissed and costs ordered against the applicants - Order, Oct 26, 2015. Learn more >>>

Costs awarded Costs awarded against director of corporation (non-litigant) - corporate veil pierced, May 26, 2014. Learn more >>>

Publications

FEDERAL BUDGET 2022: Impact on Charities and Not-for-Profits By Terrance S. Carter, Theresa L.M. Man, Ryan M. Prendergast, Esther Shainblum, Esther S.J. Oh, Jennifer M. Leddy, Sean S. Carter, Adriel N. Clayton and Martin U. Wissmath. Charity & NFP Law Bulletin No. 510, April 8, 2022. Learn more >>>

SCC Finds Insurer Participation in Litigation Not a Promise to Maintain Coverage By Sean S. Carter and Barry W. Kwasniewski. Charity & NFP Law Bulletin No. 504, November 25, 2021. Learn more >>>

FATF Downgrades Canada as Less Compliant in Regulating NPO’s Vulnerable to Terrorist Financing By Terrance S. Carter, Nancy E. Claridge and Sean S. Carter, AML/ATF and Charity Law Alert No. 50, October 28, 2021. Learn more >>>

Bank De-Risking Frustrates Humanitarian Aid for Countries in Need By Terrance S. Carter, Nancy E. Claridge and Sean S. Carter. Anti-Terrorism and Charity Law Alert No. 49, Auugust 25, 2021. Learn more >>>

SCC: Voluntary Association Membership Not Automatically Contractual By Jacqueline M. Demczur, Esther S.J. Oh and Sean S. Carter. Charity & NFP Law Bulletin No. 494, May 27, 2020. Learn more >>>

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Speaking Engagements

Managing Sexual Abuse Claims: The New Reality for Churches & Charities Presented by Sean S. Carter and Esther S.J. Oh at The 2020 Charity & NFP Law Seminar. Learn more >>>

Managing Sexual Abuse Claims: The New Reality for Churches & Charities Presented by Sean S. Carter and Esther S.J. Oh at The 2019 Church & Charity Law Seminar. Learn more >>>

Lessons Learned From Claims to the Courtroom Presented by Kenneth Hall & Sean S. Carter at The 2019 Charity & NFP Law Seminar Learn more >>>

Lessons Learned From Claims to the Courtroom Presented by Kenneth Hall and Sean S. Carter at The 2018 Church & Charity Law Seminar. Learn more >>>

Youth Programs: Identifying and Managing the Risks Presented by Sean S. Carter at The 2017 Charity & Not-for-Profit Law Seminar Learn more >>>

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