Business Litigation Group:
Practice Profile


Sometimes even the most business-like negotiation fails and a lawsuit is required to resolve a commercial dispute. When that happens, Clark Wilson clients draw upon the considerable skills and wide-ranging experience of the firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group. Proactive claims handling and persuasive advocacy before the Court has resulted in a very impressive track record for this practice group whose members include some of the most senior and successful barristers in Western Canada.

Clark Wilson’s Business Litigation Practice Group has handled every variety of business dispute before administrative tribunals, arbitration panels and all levels of trial and appeal courts in British Columbia including:

  • shareholder oppression and share valuation disputes;
  • directors & officers liability and breach of fiduciary duty claims;
  • patent, trademark and copyright infringement cases;
  • claims for breach of contract, fraud and conspiracy;
  • partnership and joint venture disputes;
  • franchise litigation;
  • wrongful dismissal and employment-related disputes;
  • construction and real estate litigation;
  • insolvency and collection litigation.

For Additional Information:

Your comments and questions are always welcome. Please contact Business Litigation Co-Chairs Barry Fraser or Doug Lahay, or any member of the Business Litigation Practice Group, using the information provided below.

Practice Resources:
> Representative Clients
> Representative Transactions

BC Business Litigation Report
February, 2010


West Bay – Can a claim for wrongful dismissal proceed once the employer has obtained protection under the CCAA?

Seidel – What's the latest word from the BC Court of Appeal on the application of an arbitration clause to class actions?

Petcetera – Can a landlord bar access to the tenant's premises once the tenant has given a notice of intention to make a proposal?

Gill – Who, between an innocent registered land owner and an innocent lender, should bear the risk of a rogue obtaining mortgage proceeds by fraud?

Hub – When does the contractual duty of fairness arise in the context of a bid made in response to an invitation to tender?

Abakhan – Must a dishonest intent be proven in order to establish that a transfer of assets constitutes a fraudulent conveyance?

Larc – Does making a demand for particulars prevent a party from seeking a stay of proceedings pursuant to an arbitration clause?

Recent Group Publications:

Arbitration Agreements and Class Actions Revisited - 2008 Update

Class Actions in British Columbia: a Brief Primer


More Publications...


Practice Group Members:
Seva Batkin
T. 604.891.7763
sqb@cwilson.com
Glen Boswall
T. 604.643.3125
rgb@cwilson.com
Valerie Dixon
T. 604.891.7743
vsd@cwilson.com
John Fiddick
T. 604.643.3159
jcf@cwilson.com
Barry Fraser
T. 604.891.7773
rbf@cwilson.com
Jonathan Hodes
T. 604.643.3168
jlh@cwilson.com
William Holder
T. 604.643.3169
wdh@cwilson.com
David Hunter
T. 604.891.7703
dah@cwilson.com
Nigel Kent
T. 604.643.3135
npk@cwilson.com
Doug Lahay
T. 604.643.3161
dwl@cwilson.com
Larry Munn
T. 604.643.3160
lm@cwilson.com
Anna Sekunova
T. 604.891.7790
ads@cwilson.com
Satinder Sidhu
T. 604.643.3119
sks@cwilson.com
Michelle Tribe
T. 604.891.7778
cmt@cwilson.com

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