Despite the blustery, limited-visibility conditions, Harris & Brun Law Corporation had an amazing time at the 2026 Vancouver Bar Association Alpine Ski Race held in Whistler on February 7. The Harris & Brun team took on some of BC’s best ‘lawyers turned athletes for the weekend’ as they hit the slopes in some friendly competition. Some highlights: Jennifer Brun, K.C. placed 2nd in the 41-50 year-old women’s ski category and 4th overall (out of 65) in the women’s ski at 21s 29ms Greg Christofferson placed 7th in the men’s 51-60 year-old category at 26s 17ms Ryan Monty placed 5th…
Category: Firm News
November 6, 2025
Canadian Lawyer Magazine reports on HBLC’s successful appeal in loss of future earning capacity case.
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Our colleagues Robert Brun, KC and Jennifer Brun, KC were counsel in King v. Karpenko, 2025 BCCA 357, where the BC Court of Appeal granted the appeal of the defendant from a trial finding awarding the plaintiff a future loss of capacity award on the basis of a hypothetical possibility. The case provides an instructive example of how courts should approach calculating future loss of capacity awards and was picked up for comment in Canadian Lawyer Magazine. Read the full article: BC Court of Appeal sees error in finding injured man likely to be police if not for accident. The…
September 20, 2022
Business in Vancouver’s BC500 2022 recognizes Jennifer Brun for business leadership in personal injury law
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We are delighted to congratulate Jennifer Brun, K.C. on being named to Business in Vancouver’s BC500 list for 2022. The BIV BC500 is comprised of the 500 most influential business leaders in British Columbia. Individuals on the list have notably impacted BC’s communities, industries and economy. They are individuals who embody the values of modern leadership, including engagement, trust, corporate citizenship, inclusion and innovation. We know from personal experience that Jennifer is a thoughtful and dynamic leader. We are happy to see that she is being recognized for these qualities further afield. From her persuasive advocacy skills representing our…
HBLC has the honour of announcing to the public that Jennifer Brun is now Jennifer Brun, QC. Under the authority of the Queen’s Counsel Act, the Attorney-General of British Columbia, upon consultation with the Chiefs of all three levels of courts, two members of the Law Society, and one member of the Canadian Bar Association may appoint: “…Provincial officers under the names of Her Majesty’s Counsel learned in the law for the Province of British Columbia” ( s. 2(1), Queen’s Counsel Act). By statute, the quota of Queen’s Counsel may be no more than 7% of the members of the…
December 1, 2021
Jennifer Brun appointed to the British Columbia Supreme Court Civil & Family Rules Committee for five-year term.
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Jennifer Brun appointed to the British Columbia Supreme Court Civil & Family Rules Committee for five-year term. With great pride, the Directors of Harris & Brun Law Corporation congratulate fellow director Jennifer Brun on her appointment by the Attorney General to the British Columbia Supreme Court Civil & Family Rules Committee to represent the Canadian Bar Association – BC Branch. The Provincial Government describes the purpose of the Committee in the following terms: The British Columbia Supreme Court Civil & Family Rules Committee (the “Rules Committee”) provides advice and makes recommendations on changes to the Supreme Court Rules that are…
September 1, 2021
Jennifer Brun interviewed in the Vancouver Sun regarding B.C. government review of civil juries.
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Since COVID-19 hit last year, the B.C. government suspended civil juries to protect the health and safety of people working and using the court system. The government is now looking into whether or not eliminating civil juries altogether would benefit the justice system and is reaching out to legal organizations and the public for input. Jennifer Brun had the opportunity to give her thoughts to the Vancouver Sun on behalf of the Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch). She noted that civil juries provide important substantive individual rights. As such, Jennifer explained that the CBA(BC)’s view is that decisions affecting individual…
February 19, 2021
Canadian Lawyer magazine interviews Jennifer Brun about CBABC’s Agenda for Justice 2021
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Jennifer Brun, president of the Canadian Bar Association’s B.C. Branch, spoke with Canadian Lawyer about CBABC’s report on modernizing the justice system in British Columbia. The report, entitled Agenda for Justice 2021, offers over 40 recommendations impacting 22 key areas to improve access to justice for British Columbians. The report also identifies where the legal community and the B.C. government can work collaboratively to move the justice system forward. The pandemic led to major disruptions in the justice system, but it also galvanized the court system and the legal profession to use available technologies and take the leap to virtual…
Susan Rowed has recently retired from the practice of law. The director of HBLC would like to take this opportunity to thank Susan for her many years of service to our firm. Susan joined Harris and Brun on April 1, 2003, as an associate, at what was then a partnership. Before she joined the firm she had obtained extensive experience in the field of personal injury litigation. She was an integral part of the firm, up until her first departure in March 2012, when she and her husband decided to move away from Vancouver. We continued to stay in touch…
For those of you who don’t know Jennifer Brun, her portrait graces the cover of the November 2020 issue of The Advocate. The issue includes an “On the Front Cover,” piece written by Lyle Harris, Q.C., that introduces our valued colleague and now president of the CBABC. You can read the article HERE.
September 16, 2020
CBABC President Jennifer Brun interviewed in The Lawyer’s Daily about the Impact of COVID-19 and What’s Next
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Jennifer Brun spoke with The Lawyer’s Daily reporter Ian Burns to discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on the legal profession. She noted how the push to leverage technology prompted by the lack of options in the face of a global pandemic has led to reshaping the profession. She also commented on two key issues on the agenda in 2020: the impact of the impending changes to provincial auto insurance and the role of alternative legal service providers in the profession. Read the article: COVID-19 has led to paradigm shift in legal profession: B.C. bar association president