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A former law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada to the present Chief Justice of Canada, Craig Dennis has been a partner at Sugden, McFee & Roos since 2002. He has a broadly based commercial litigation practice with specialized expertise in shareholder disputes, professional negligence, contaminated sites, product liability, real estate litigation and protection of commercial information.
Craig acts for a wide variety of both domestic and foreign clients and appears frequently before Courts at all levels. Where possible, he seeks to address and resolve disputes through arbitration and mediation.
Craig is prominently mentioned in a March 2011 editorial by Chambers & Partners, an independent legal ranking organization, as a key member of our firm's commerical litigation practice. Sugden McFee & Roos in turn is ranked in the same editorial as one of British Columbia's leading dispute resolution firms.
An author and speaker for Continuing Legal Education, Craig Dennis has published a number of papers on a variety of topics including the admissibility of scientific evidence and privilege.
Education
- LL.M., Harvard University, 1993
- LL.B., University of Toronto (Bronze Medallist), 1990
- B. Comm., University of British Columbia, 1990
Bar Admissions
- British Columbia, 1992
- Ontario, 1992
Representative Matters
The following are examples of some recent cases that Craig has been involved in:
- Represented the respondent in an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada by a professional regulatory body on a matter involving the constitutional division of powers between the federal and provincial governments
- Counsel for a foreign tobacco company in the first Canadian Attorney General's suit against the tobacco industry for the recovery of government-funded health care expenditures
- Counsel for a large U.S. based multi-national franchisor in a dispute over several British Columbia franchises with claims including misrepresentation and breach of contract
- Represented a one-time major shareholder, officer and director of a private company in proceedings under the Company Act alleging oppression and breach of duty
- Represented several investors in claims against their investment advisor and a large brokerage for mismanagement of their investments
- Represented a management employee in a large industrial operation in a defamation suit against a trade union in a matter involving an article that appeared in a union newspaper
- Acted for a large national professional firm in a matter involving allegations of professional negligence
- Counsel for a federal government agency concerning a matter involving a contaminated site on the Fraser River in a cost recovery action under the BC Waste Management Act
- Counsel for a disabled First Nations member in a suit against a First Nation and the federal government relating to entitlement to treaty benefits and whether the relevant treaty offends the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Appeared in BC and Ontario courts on behalf of local denominational school in proceedings relating to the liquidation of a religious order
Professional Activities
- Canadian Bar Association – former member of BC Provincial Council and former Section Co-Chair
- Trial Lawyers' Association – member