The firm of Hunter Litigation Chambers has been in existence only since July 1, 2006, but some of the reported cases handled by counsel at the constituent firms of Berardino & Harris LLP and Hunter Voith Litigation Counsel may give a sense of the range of work done by the senior counsel at the firm:

British Columbia v. Imperial Tobacco Ltd. (Supreme Court of Canada, 2005)

Stratus Contracting Ltd. v. Abitibi Consolidated Inc. (British Columbia Supreme Court, 2005)

Peter Voith successfully defended Abitibi Consolidated Inc. against a claim for negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract in connection with a de-watering contract between a trucking company in the forest industry and the owner of two sawmills and a pulp mill complex. The action was dismissed and Abitibi's counter-claim allows. For a copy of the judgment, click here.

Council of Haida Nation v. Weyerhaeuser et al (Supreme Court of Canada, 2004)

John Hunter successfully represented Weyerhaeuser Canada in the leading case on the obligations of consultation and accommodation with Aboriginal people. The Supreme Court of Canada held that Weyerhaeuser, and private industry in general, had no obligation of consultation and accommodation, reversing a decision of the B.C. Court of Appeal to the contrary. The judgment of the Court can be found here.

Brother Pascal Rowland et al v. The Christian Brothers in Ireland et al (British Columbia Court of Appeal, 2001)

Bill Berardino represented Brother Rowland in the dispute over whether Vancouver College and St. Thomas More Collegiate were assets of the Liquidator of the Christian Brothers for purposes of execution of judgments obtained in Eastern Canada. John Hunter represented the Vancouver College Foundation and related parents and alumni groups in the same litigation. For one of the judgments in this long saga, click here.

Gold v. Mountain Equipment Co-Op (Federal Court, 2004 and Court of Appeal, 2006)

A patent infringement case was brought against Mountain Equipment Co-Op in respect of its sale of winter recreational gloves with a closure mechanism said to infringe the Plaintiff's patent. John Hunter represented the Co-Op. The action was dismissed at trial and the dismissal was confirmed on appeal. The trial judgment can be found here and the appeal judgment at this link.

3464920 Canada Inc. v. Strother (British Columbia Court of Appeal, 2005)

Bill Berardino and David Harris represented Sentinel Hill Productions (1999) Corp. and its related entities in the contentious "Monarch" litigation which tested the scope of a lawyer's duty of loyalty to a former client in circumstances where a new client had developed a business plan that called into question previous advice given by the solicitor. David Harris acted for the companies in the recently argued Supreme Court of Canada appeal. Click here for a copy of the judgment.

Attorney General of Canada v. Society Promoting Environmental Conservation (Federal Court of Appeal, 2003)

John Hunter and Mike Stephens represented the Attorney General of Canada in a successful appeal of a decision setting aside an expropriation of the Nanoose underwater submarine facility on judicial review. The decision can be located here.