During November Mr. Martin also worked to complete the successful settlement of a major civil claim for damages against the Government of Canada arising from the wrongful investigation and prosecution of criminal charges against a BC based electronics manufacturer. In this case, search warrants were executed upon the home and business premises of the manufacturer in Feb 2009 Â and criminal charges were laid against he and his daughter under the Export and Import Control Act in April 2010. Mr. Martin was retained in June 2010 and , following submissions that the case could not be proved and was wholly without merit , the Crown abandoned the criminal charges in Aug 2011. Mr. Martin then filed a civil suit in Nov 2011 (the full text of which can be viewed here) claiming damages for defamation and economic loss. Â Following lengthy negotiations and a Judicial Mediation Conference conducted before a Designated National Security Judge of the Federal Court of Canada the case was settled on acceptable terms on Nov 22, 2013.