John Foster
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Biography
John Foster is a civil and commercial litigator. In addition to regularly acting in complex corporate and commercial disputes, his practice includes prosecuting and defending professional negligence claims, appeals, commercial and residential real estate disputes, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, and wills and estates litigation.
John regularly appears as counsel in all levels of court in B.C., as well as appearing in Federal Court.
John is an active member of the legal community, regularly volunteering his time as an executive of the Civil Litigation Section of the Canadian Bar Association, B.C. Branch; judging 1L moots at the Peter A. Allard School of Law; and mentoring law students as part of the Canadian Bar Association’s mentorship program.
Publications
- John G. M. Foster, “Mitchell v Manson, 2024 BCCA 142”, Counsel Comments, Take Five, Issue: March, 2024, p. 5.
- John G. M. Foster, “Singh v Minhas, 2023 BCCA 7”, Counsel Comments, Take Five, Issue: February, 2023, p. 17.
Education
- J.D., University of Calgary, 2020
- B.A. (Honours with Distinction), Anthropology, University of Victoria, 2014
Associations
- Member, Law Society of British Columbia
- Member, Canadian Bar Association, B.C. Branch
- Executive, Canadian Bar Association, B.C. Branch, Civil Litigation Section
- Member, Vancouver Bar Association
- Member, The Advocates’ Society
Bar Admissions
- British Columbia, 2021
Notable Cases
Mitchell v Manson, 2024 BCCA 142
John Foster, alongside Chris Watson of MacKenzie Fujisawa LLP, successfully defended their earlier win at the British Columbia Supreme Court, which found that a waiver of liability for mountain guiding services did not bar their client’s action for injuries suffered while on a mountain climbing expedition.
Ratanshi v Kalra, 2024 BCSC 283
John Foster and Owen James successfully secured a Mareva injunction over individual and corporate defendants on the basis of an oral trust agreement concerning the plaintiffs’ ownership interest in the corporate defendant.
Singh v Minhas, 2023 BCCA 7
John Foster, acting alongside Quang Duong of MacKenzie Fujisawa LLP, successfully defended their earlier win at the British Columbia Supreme Court, which found no liability on the part of a notary public in connection with a real estate transaction.
Shanghai Zhong Jia Xing Hua Chuang Ye Investment LLP v Bai, 2022 BCSC 935
John Foster, acting alongside Quang Duong of MacKenzie Fujisawa LLP, successfully permanently stayed the majority of the plaintiffs’ claims against the defendants on the grounds that China was the more appropriate forum for the claims to be heard.