Allen Linden
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Allen Martin Linden is a former supernumerary
judge of the Federal Court of Appeal
.
Linden attended the University of Toronto
, York University
's Osgoode Hall Law School
and University of California at Berkeley. He was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1960.
Linden was an associate at Levinter, Grossberg, Dryden & Co., until he left to teach at Osgoode Hall Law School
from 1961 to 1978. In 1978, he was appointed to the Superior Court of Ontario. He became the president of the Law Reform Commission of Canada from 1983 to 1990. In 1990, he was appointed to the Federal Court of Appeal.
Justice Linden has taught in the U.S., Australia and the U.K. and has written several books and scores of articles about torts. In 1965, he authored a statistical study on Compensation for Auto Accidents which led the Province of Ontario to adopt a no-fault auto insurance plan in 1969. Justice Linden also did a statistical study on compensation for victims of crime (1968) which influenced the Ontario government to enact a public scheme to furnish compensation to victims of violent crime. Prior to his elevation to the Bench, he served as a consultant in the litigation of Canadian thalidomide children seeking compensation from the drug company that produced the drug. Justice Linden acted as Executive Director of the Canadian Institute on the Administration of Justice from 1974 to 1978.
Unable to give up on torts teaching, he continues to teach part-time at the University of Ottawa and at Pepperdine University, School of Law in California.
Having studied under the late William Lloyd Prosser, universally recognized as the leading torts scholar in the United States, Allen Linden has achieved the same recognition in Canada.
Linden has a nephew, David G. Coles,Q.C. who is a successful and prominent Nova Scotia based lawyer.
Supernumerary
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judge of the Federal Court of Appeal
Federal Court of Appeal (Canada)
The Federal Court of Appeal is a Canadian appellate court that hears cases concerning federal matters arising from certain federal Acts. The court was created on July 2, 2003 by the Courts Administration Service Act when it and the Federal Court were split from its predecessor, the Federal Court of...
.
Linden attended the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
's Osgoode Hall Law School
Osgoode Hall Law School
Osgoode Hall Law School is a Canadian law school, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and affiliated with York University. Named after the first Chief Justice of Ontario, William Osgoode, the law school was established by The Law Society of Upper Canada in 1889 and was the only accredited law...
and University of California at Berkeley. He was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1960.
Linden was an associate at Levinter, Grossberg, Dryden & Co., until he left to teach at Osgoode Hall Law School
Osgoode Hall Law School
Osgoode Hall Law School is a Canadian law school, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and affiliated with York University. Named after the first Chief Justice of Ontario, William Osgoode, the law school was established by The Law Society of Upper Canada in 1889 and was the only accredited law...
from 1961 to 1978. In 1978, he was appointed to the Superior Court of Ontario. He became the president of the Law Reform Commission of Canada from 1983 to 1990. In 1990, he was appointed to the Federal Court of Appeal.
Justice Linden has taught in the U.S., Australia and the U.K. and has written several books and scores of articles about torts. In 1965, he authored a statistical study on Compensation for Auto Accidents which led the Province of Ontario to adopt a no-fault auto insurance plan in 1969. Justice Linden also did a statistical study on compensation for victims of crime (1968) which influenced the Ontario government to enact a public scheme to furnish compensation to victims of violent crime. Prior to his elevation to the Bench, he served as a consultant in the litigation of Canadian thalidomide children seeking compensation from the drug company that produced the drug. Justice Linden acted as Executive Director of the Canadian Institute on the Administration of Justice from 1974 to 1978.
Unable to give up on torts teaching, he continues to teach part-time at the University of Ottawa and at Pepperdine University, School of Law in California.
Having studied under the late William Lloyd Prosser, universally recognized as the leading torts scholar in the United States, Allen Linden has achieved the same recognition in Canada.
Linden has a nephew, David G. Coles,Q.C. who is a successful and prominent Nova Scotia based lawyer.
Written works
- Report of the Osgoode Hall Study on Compensation for Victims of Automobile Accidents, (1965)
- The Canadian Judiciary, (1976)
- La responsabilité civile délictuelle, (1988)
- Canadian Tort Law, 6th ed., (1997).
- Canadian Tort Law: Cases. Notes and Materials, 11th ed., (1999), co-author.