Recent Work
August to September 2026
Application materials seeking a publication ban
Petition seeking coverage under a commercial general liability policy
Research on allocation of defence costs between covered and uncovered claims
Notice of civil claim seeking a declaration of resulting trust
Research on trust and fraud claims in a family property dispute
Notice of civil claim alleging defamation and breach of the duty of honest performance
Research on substitution of parties and misnomers
Research on experts’ conflicts of interest
Application materials to set aside a subpoena
Research on non-compellability of regulatory college witnesses
Application materials to set aside an amendment to pleadings
Research on the availability of mandamus under section 24(1) of the Charter
Research on the scope of section 52(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982
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Closing submissions for a trial involving fraud allegations
Research on relief from forfeiture in an insurance coverage dispute
Research on a regulatory college’s duty to give reasons
Response to civil claim in a shareholder dispute
Research on setting aside a preservation order
Research on Federal Court judicial review procedure
Research on wrongful death damages
Research on claims that may be brought by estates
Research on the doctrine of ex turpi causa
Trial submissions objecting to expert evidence
Research on admissibility of lay opinion evidence
Trial submissions on adverse inferences
Trial submissions on a best efforts clause
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Petition response in a Societies Act proceeding
Application response concerning trustees’ powers
Research on deductibility of collateral benefits
Research on limitation periods for breach of trust and fiduciary duty claims
Research on winding up a corporation
Memorandum of argument seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada on a statutory interpretation issue
Research on damages for breach of the duty of good faith
Research on standing of unincorporated associations
Submissions on the use of demonstrative aids at trial
Research on loss of use of money
Research on the date for assessment of damages
Application materials to compel answers to examination for discovery questions
Research on the faulty workmanship exclusion in a commercial general liability policy
Research on the duty to defend under a commercial general liability policyion text goes here
Previous Legal Research and Writing Experience
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Principles of natural justice and procedural fairness
Appeals and judicial review of arbitration awards
Arbitrator’s jurisdiction
Jurisdiction to award compound interest
Contractual interpretation by arbitrators
Stays of arbitration awards
Arbitral costs awards
Termination of arbitrations
Reopening an arbitration case
Expert evidence in arbitration
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Privilege claims, including claims involving in-house counsel
Waiver of privilege
Settlement privilege
Implied undertaking rule
Security for costs
Expert evidence
Lay opinion evidence
Demonstrative evidence
Admissions arising from silence
Substitution of discovery representatives
Compelling answers and undertakings on examination for discovery
Norwich orders
Mareva injunctions
Data sampling by experts
Territorial competence and forum non conveniens
Jurisdictional challenges and parallel proceedings
Notice to admit issues
Hearsay
Publication bans
Sealing orders
Proceedings commenced anonymously
Applications to set aside subpoenas
Applications to set aside default judgment
Amendment of pleadings
Particulars
Stays of proceedings and orders
Abuse of process and res judicata
Class proceedings procedure
Review of registrars’ decisions
E-discovery expenses and recoverable disbursements
Costs and bills of costs
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Contractual duty of good faith and honest performance
Fraudulent misrepresentation
Measure of damages in contract and tort
Entire agreement clauses
Unconscionability
Mistake and rectification
Frustration
Implied rights of termination
Interpretation and enforceability of releases
Enforceability of letters of intent
Pre-incorporation contracts
Assignment of choses in action
Tolling agreements
Limitation periods and discoverability
Quantum meruit
Interest claims
Restrictive covenants
Unjust enrichment
BC Ferries agreements
Ex turpi causa
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Principles of fundamental justice
Privacy interests under the Charter
Retroactive effect of constitutional declarations
Competition Act issues
Ultra vires delegated legislation
Authority of Crown agents and Crown corporations
Regulatory colleges and professional discipline
Duty of regulatory bodies to give reasons
Appeals and judicial review of regulatory decisions
Procedural fairness
Health information and privacy legislation
Securities regulation and enforcement proceedings
Applicability of Charter protections to regulatory investigations
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Oppression remedy
Directors’ conflicts of interest
Directors’ and officers’ liability
De facto directors
Lifting the corporate veil
Rights and fiduciary duties of limited partners
Loss of limited liability by limited partners
Partnership disputes
Unincorporated associations
Societies Act disputes
Interpretation and application of society bylaws
Petitions to wind up corporations
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Civil forfeiture proceedings
Civil forfeiture pleadings and procedure
Regulatory offences
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Anti-SLAPP applications
Defamation
Injurious falsehood
Absolute privilege
Reputational loss
Privacy Act claims
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Wrongful dismissal damages
Reasonable notice periods
Dependent contractor status and notice periods
Enforceability of termination clauses
Termination of employees on disability leave
Non-competition and non-solicitation provisions
Union’s duty of fair representation
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Excluded property
Setting aside settlement agreements
Property valuation dates
Jurisdictional issues
Limitation periods
Priority disputes
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Duty to defend
Abuse exclusions
Intentional act exclusions
Faulty workmanship exclusions
Allocation of defence costs between covered and uncovered claims
Relief from forfeiture
Choice of defence counsel under directors’ and officers’ policies
Reservation of rights issues
Production of insurance policies and coverage documents
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Private nuisance claims against municipalities
Highway authority duties and liability
Legislative and quasi-judicial immunity
Tax sales
Encroachments
Municipal responsibility for roads and land
De facto expropriation
Bylaw enforcement
Governmental liability and injunctive relief
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Builders’ liens
Discharge of certificates of pending litigation
Construction contracts
Commercial tenancies, termination and possession
Writs of possession and vacant possession
Easements
Trespass
Proprietary estoppel
Riparian rights
Occupational rent
Fraudulent conveyances
Property-related limitation issues
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Solicitors’ negligence
Non-delegable duties
Occupiers’ liability
Landlords’ duties and standards of care
Hospital negligence
Private nuisance
Rylands v. Fletcher liability
Causation involving multiple tortfeasors
Punitive and exemplary damages
Economic loss
Liability of investment advisors
Bank liability
Personal injury quantum assessments
Wrongful death damages
Deductibility of collateral benefits
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Removal of executors
Trustees’ powers
Resulting trusts
Undue influence
Breach of fiduciary duty
Breach of trust
Standing to vary or challenge a will
Wills variation claims under BC’s current and former legislation
Privilege issues involving estates
Laches and acquiescence
