Varcoe v. Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. (1992), 7 O.R.(3d) 204

Varcoe v. Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. (1992), 7 O.R.(3d) 204 (Gen. Div.) (affirmed by Ontario Court of Appeal (1992), 10 O.R. (3d) 574 (C.A.); leave to Supreme Court of Canada denied with solicitor and client costs December 3, 1992) Acted for a successful plaintiff, a sophisticated investor, who lost a very large portfolio as result of the negligence and breach of duty of his stockbroker. Case established a new legal basis for stockbroker liability for violation of brokerage industry standards and statutory and regulatory standards