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 […]
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 […]
November 4, 2024DJA Counsel is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized in the Best Law Firms – Canada (2025 Edition) by The Best Lawyers in Canada™. We received... Read more
November 1, 2024Dennis Dawson James Aitken LLP is a boutique litigation firm located in downtown Vancouver. We provide legal advice and advocacy across a broad range of matters with particular expertise... Read more
October 29, 2024DJA Counsel is proud to be recognized on The Globe and Mail’s list of Canada’s Best Law Firms 2025 for dispute resolution in litigation, arbitration, and investigations. The Globe... Read more
October 10, 2024DJA Counsel is proud to announce that our partner, Craig Dennis, K.C., has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). The ACTL is... Read more
