Our associate Colton Winiarski recently secured a significant win at the Supreme Court of British Columbia on his application to strike a plaintiff’s Notice of Civil Claim (NOCC) against the RCMP in Imani v. Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 2026 BCSC 577. View the Reasons for Judgment. The plaintiff filed a Notice of Civil Claim (NOCC) alleging that RCMP officers prepared false reports portraying him as hostile, dangerous, and aggressive. He claimed these reports negatively impacted his reputation and posed a risk for any future interactions with police. He felt wronged after contacting the RCMP to file a report, believing officers…
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…
January 21, 2026
Harris Brun successful on Minor Injury determination before the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal
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Oliver Wilson was recently successful in obtaining a Minor Injury (MI) determination before the Civil Resolution Tribunal, notwithstanding the plaintiff’s reliance on multiple independent medical examinations (IMEs). A central feature of the decision was the Tribunal’s preference for direct evidence regarding her functional abilities. While the plaintiff relied largely on expert medical opinion, Oliver provided excerpts from the plaintiff’s discovery transcript demonstrating her functional abilities, which the Tribunal expressly noted as persuasive. The Tribunal found that the plaintiff had missed several weeks of work following a motor vehicle accident but she successfully completed a graduated return to work and there…
November 13, 2025
HBLC gets an order against BC Mainland Cricket League to prevent a monopoly on cricket in the Lower Mainland
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Our colleagues Jai Singh Sheikhupura and Kirstin Jamison recently recorded a decisive win against a society seeking to maintain a monopoly over cricket in the Lower Mainland: Chowdhury v. British Columbia Mainland Cricket Association, 2025 BCSC 2041. The case was picked up on MSN.com. View the full article here: B.C. Judge orders cricket association to drop rule against new league. Acting for the franchise owners of Last Man Stands Canada (a new international amateur league operating in the Lower Mainland), Jai and Kirsti sought relief under the Societies Act arguing that a rule imposed by the the BC Mainland Cricket…
Robert Brun, KC and Ryan Monty were counsel for one of the respondents in Gill v. Seikham, 2025 BCCA 356, where the Court of Appeal provided a succinct analysis of the state of the law on liability in BC and dismissed the plaintiff’s appeal from the trial court finding that she was 20% contributorily negligent for the second of two accidents. Ryan was trial counsel and, in cross examination, elicited key evidence from the plaintiff about her own culpability in her second accident. Namely, she saw a vehicle behind her not slowing down, but was too close to the vehicle…
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…
Jennifer Brun, K.C. and Kirsti Jamison achieved an excellent result for the firm’s client in this Estate Law appeal: Barbieri v. White, 2025 BCCA 253. Jennifer was retained by the respondent, Ms. White, to defend an appeal brought by Mr. Barbieri, who had been removed as executor of his mother’s estate as a result of the chambers judge’s decision in Barbieri Estate v. White, 2024 BCSC 1357. The chambers judge found: The appellant had clearly favoured certain beneficiaries over others, namely himself and Steven Barbieri over Ms. White. As such, his conduct cannot be said to be in the best…
April 2, 2025
HBLC successful in preserving a 70% reduction in damages based on failure to mitigate.
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In Padgham v. Ram, 2025 BCCA 100, Robert Brun, K.C., Jennifer Brun, K.C., and Colton Winiarski were successful for the respondents in the BC Court of Appeal. The appeal was regarding a trial court finding that a 70% reduction in damages should be applied to the appellant’s damages award. The appeal arose from an assessment of damages following a motor vehicle accident. The respondents had admitted liability but at trial, the judge reduced several heads of damage, including special damages, by 70% based on a finding that the appellant had failed to mitigate her losses by not taking advantage of…
March 25, 2025
BC trial courts loath to interfere with jury verdicts except in very limited circumstances.
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The recent case of Peckham v. Singh, 2025 BCSC 263. In this case, involving a 6-week jury trial and verdict regarding the extent of personal injuries and quantum of loss, Robert Brun, K.C. and Ryan Monty successfully represented the defendants in defeating an application by the plaintiff for a mistrial and preserved the jury’s verdict. The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident and took issue with the jury awards claiming: There was a conflict in ordering $0 for past loss of income and awarding any damages for loss of future income earning capacity, cost of future care, and…
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…