Fund Counsel

 

Fund Counsel is appointed by the Courts under Articles 7 and 10 of the 1986-1990 Hepatitis C Settlement Agreement. Fund Counsel's duties and responsibilities include:

 

• defending decisions made by the Administrator.
  
  
• defending and advancing the interests of the Trust.
  
  
• receiving financial statements and actuarial and other reports relating to the financial sufficiency of the Trust Fund from time to time; and
  
  
• if deemed necessary or desirable by Fund Counsel, making applications to the Courts pursuant to Section 10.01.

 

The following lawyers have been appointed to act as Fund Counsel:

 

British Columbia:

 

• Gordon Kehler
  MacKenzie Fujisawa LLP
  Barristers and Solicitors
  1600-1095 West Pender Street
  Vancouver (British Columbia) V6E 2M6
  Telephone: 604-443-1222
  Email: gkehler@maclaw.bc.ca

 

Ontario and All Other Provinces, Except for Québec and British Columbia:

 

• Belinda Bain
  Gowlings Lafleur Henderson LLP
  Suite 1600
  1 First Canadian Place
  100 King Street West
  Toronto (Ontario) M5X 1G5
  Telephone: 416-862-7525

 

• John E. Callaghan
  Gowlings Lafleur Henderson LLP
  Suite 1600
  1 First Canadian Place
  100 King Street West
  Toronto (Ontario) M5X 1G5
  Telephone: 416-862-7525

 

Québec:

 

• Mr. Mason Poplaw
  2500 - 1000, De La Gauchetière West St
  Montréal (Québec) H3B 0A2
  Telephone: 514-397-4100

 

 

For more information on Fund Counsel and its role, please consult Article 7 of Schedule 1 of the 1986-1990 Hepatitis C Settlement Agreement.