Spencer Eli Bass

Spencer joined Stockwoods as an associate in 2019. Since that time, Spencer has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, as well as the Supreme Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal. He represents clients on a broad range of matters including corporate litigation, criminal defence, administrative law, and constitutional law. Spencer is also an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law where he teaches Legal Research & Writing.

Spencer was called to the bar in 2018. Prior to joining the firm, Spencer served as a law clerk to the Hon. Justice Suzanne Côté at the Supreme Court of Canada. He also completed a clerkship with Justices Groberman and Willcock at the British Columbia Court of Appeal in 2017-2018. Before clerking, Spencer worked as a summer student at a major national full-service firm, gaining experience in a broad range of corporate litigation.

Spencer holds a J.D. from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where he graduated as the gold medalist of his year, having achieved the highest standing in his graduating year, while also receiving a number of other awards for his academic achievement. During his time at law school, Spencer completed a certificate in Transnational Law at the Université de Genève in Geneva, Switzerland, attaining the second highest standing in the program. He also holds a B.A. (Hons.) from Queen’s University.

Spencer’s practice encompasses all of the firm’s practice areas. Examples of his past representative work include:

The Neighbourhood Group et al. v. HMKRO , 2025 ONSC 1934 – Spencer represented the Applicants in bringing a constitutional challenge to the Ontario government’s attempts to force supervised consumption sites to close through the Community Care and Recovery Act, 2024 . Spencer was successful in obtaining a temporary injunction preventing the legislation from coming into force, the first time a court has granted such a remedy in Ontario.