Experience

• MH v. ICBC, 2025 (Arbitration – personal injury) – ICBC argued for an award in the range of $30,000 – $50,000; the Arbitrator awarded in excess of $500,000
• 2024 BCCA 30 Murphy v. Snippa  (Court of Appeal – personal injury) – The court allowed the appeal and ordered a new trial
• Thiessen v. Kepfer, 2023 BCSC 1593 – (personal injury) ICBC offered $375,000; the judge awarded over $1.2 million
• Johnson v. Courville WCAT (Administrative law) – Successful defense on worker issue
• Jantzi v. Moore, 2020 BCSC 1489 (CanLII) | Jantzi v Moore | CanLII (personal injury) – ICBC denied liability and offered $100,000 prior to trial; the judge determined the other driver to be 85% at fault and awarded $490,000
• 2020 K&M v BCTMB (Administrative Law) – BCFIRB decision – Successful defense of appeal
• Godbout v. Notter, 2019 BCSC 1481 (court costs for personal injury action) – the judge awarded my client double costs for the trial and awarded 1.5 times the double costs for two counsel attending trial
• Gascoigne v. Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Company (Desjardins Insurance), 2019 BCSC 1241  – our client’s disability benefits were terminated; the court ordered that the disability benefits had to be reinstated with payment be continued going forward and awarded $30,000 in aggravated damages against the insurance company
• Noftle v. Bartosch, 2018 BCSC 766 (personal injury) – ICBC offered my client $300,000 to settle; at trial we sought $1.2 million and the judge ultimately awarded $1.18 million
• Godbout v. Notter, 2018 BCSC 1043 (personal injury) – ICBC denied liability offering no compensation until making a small offer on the eve of trial; the judge determined the other driver to be fully liable and awarded $583,000
• Schlachter v. Foster, 2017 BCSC 300 (personal injury) – ICBC found my client to be 100% at fault for the accident; the judge determined the other driver to be 100% at fault for the accident
• Renaerts v. Renaerts, 2015 BCSC 1028 (personal injury) – ICBC offered$100,000; the judge awarded $321,000
• Toor v. Aujla, 2015 BCSC 1104 (removal of CPL)
• Derksen v. Canada Safeway Limited, 2013 BCSC 2346 (production of privileged documents)
• Spenst v. Reemeyer, 2013 BCSC 1394 (production of privileged documents)
• Hood v. Zulyniak, 2013 BCSC 2616 (document production in a fast track action)
• Jarvie v. Banwait, 2013 BCSC 337 (commercial lease and estate litigation)
• Hood v. Wrigley, 2013 BCSC 231 (personal injury) – In this case, ICBC offered $50,000; the judge awarded $253,000
• Paradis v. Daley WCAT (Administrative law) – Successful defense on worker issue
• Bains v. Bhullar, 2012 BCSC 1418 (real estate transaction) – Successfully established fraud against a vendor in the sale of a blueberry farm
• Prins Greenhouses Ltd. v. Garden Back to Eden Organic Ltd., 2010 BCSC 1939 (debt claim upheld at the Court of Appeal)
• Learie v. Garg, 2010 BCSC 1938 (foreclosure and equitable set-off)
• Riverside Equipment Inc. v. Tige Industries Ltd., 2009 BCSC 1921 (contractual interpretation and contra proferentem)

In addition to these judgments, I have successfully run numerous jury trials which do not result in reported decisions.