December 1, 2023Scott Dawson acted as counsel for the intervener group – including Global News/Corus Television, Torstar/Toronto Star, Glacier Media and Postmedia – in an appeal by leave concerning public access to information about a trial conducted in extreme secrecy in Quebec in or about 2021. The appeal was heard by the Supreme Court of Canada in […]
May 25, 2023Craig Dennis, K.C. and Owen James were successful in the Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan in upholding a permanent stay of a competing national class action brought by the representative plaintiff, Larocque. Craig and Owen acted as lead defence counsel for Yahoo Inc. and Yahoo! Canada Co. in a number of multi-jurisdictional class actions seeking millions […]
May 8, 2023Craig Dennis, K.C. and Owen James acted for City of Richmond and, its local government corporation (“LGC”), Lulu Island Energy Company Ltd., in the appeal of a decision on the regulatory scope of the British Columbia Utilities Commission. The decision under appeal, dated November 10, 2022, was made in the context of an inquiry into […]
December 21, 2022Scott Dawson acted as counsel for Postmedia in an appeal from orders pronounced by the Chief Justice of the BC Supreme Court denying the media access to information about a secret proceeding over which the Chief Justice was presiding. The BC Court of Appeal described the process followed by the court below as having placed […]
July 19, 2022Scott Dawson acted as counsel for Miller Thomson LLP in proceedings to recognize and enforce a solicitor’s lien and charge. The case involved novel issues of law that clarified the law on solicitors’ liens. Read the decision: Neural Capital GP LLC v. 1156062 BC Ltd., 2021 BCSC 192 Read the decision: Neural Capital GP LLC […]
March 21, 2024Our firm is honoured to be recognized among Lexpert’s 2024 Commercial Litigation Lawyers Who’s Who: Vancouver. In addition, the 2024 Canadian Lexpert® Directory recognizes Craig Dennis, K.C., and Scott... Read more
February 8, 2024We are pleased to announce that Scott Dawson has joined DJA Counsel as a partner. Scott is an experienced trial lawyer who regularly appears before BC courts on a... Read more
September 1, 2022Craig Dennis, K.C. has been listed in the 17th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada™. Craig is consistently recognized by his peers for his legal talent. Craig Dennis,... Read more
April 28, 2022Craig Dennis, K.C. has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation Canada as being among the Top 50 Trial Lawyers in Canada 2022. Congratulations to all the nominated firms and practitioners.... Read more
