June 18, 2025Craig Dennis, K.C., Owen James and Ray Power acted in this appeal for the successful respondents, the liquidators of a Cayman Islands-based cryptocurrency platform. The liquidators had obtained ex parte Mareva and asset preservation orders, which were then upheld by the chambers judge at a set-aside hearing. The orders arose from concern that a former […]
April 26, 2024In the court below, the appellant had applied to correct an error in a proposal made to its creditors (that years later triggered a tax reassessment). It applied to rectify the proposal or, alternatively, to have the order approving it amended pursuant to s. 187(5) of the BIA. That application was dismissed, giving rise to the […]
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 […]
May 21, 2026We are delighted to announce that The Honourable David Crossin, KC has received the TLABC’s 2026 Distinguished Jurist Award. David is a highly respected litigator and former jurist whose... Read more
May 12, 2026On May 7, Benchmark Litigation hosted its 14th annual Benchmark Canada Awards, recognizing some of the country’s most distinguished litigators. We are proud to announce that our partner, Craig... Read more
April 29, 2026We are pleased to share that Eric Aitken, Scott Dawson, Craig Dennis K.C., and Owen James have all been named Litigation Stars in the 2026 edition of Benchmark Litigation... Read more
April 13, 2026We are pleased to announce that Andrew Mollard has joined DJA Counsel as a Senior Associate. Andrew is a dual-qualified lawyer admitted to practice in both British Columbia and... Read more
