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Representative Cases 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) In this case, Bill Berardino and David Harris represented Imperial Tobacco in a challenge to the constitutional validity of the Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act.John Hunter represented British-American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd. in the same appeal. Click here for a copy of the judgment.Stratus
Contracting Ltd. v. Abitibi Consolidated Inc.
(British Columbia Supreme Court, 2005) 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) Gold
v. Mountain Equipment Co-Op (Federal Court,
2004 and Court of Appeal, 2006) 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.
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