Daniel Barber

Representative Experience:

• Defended a professional liability claim against an engineer in the context of a run-of-the-river hydroelectric project in British Columbia.
• Defended a building subcontractor against claims of negligence arising from the fire loss of a multi-unit strata complex.
• Defended municipalities and commercial owners against claims of negligent design, on multiple occasions achieving resolution without any payment by his clients.
• Represented insurers in coverage matters and in matters involving allegations of the breach of the duty of good faith.
• Represented professional surveyors against claims of economic loss arising from allegations of negligent surveying of a multi-unit strata development.
• Represented formwork subcontractors to recover claims for delay and extras arising from the retrofitting of a historic concrete building.
• Recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars on behalf of institutional insurers in subrogated, fraud, and other recovery claims.
• Recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars on behalf of creditors, landlords, and professionals for a variety of debt claims.
• Conducted multiple trials, ranging in duration from three days to three weeks, in the Supreme Court of British Columbia as lead counsel and co-chair in matters including insurance defence, insurance coverage, fraud, and construction claims.
• Frequently resolved litigation using mediation, negotiation, and other alternative forms of dispute resolution.

Reported Decisions:

• British Columbia Conference Property Developmental Council of the United Church of Canada v AccessSMT Holdings Ltd., 2022 BCSC 830
• Verrier Estate v The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, 2022 BCSC 348
• Rivers v. North Vancouver (District), 2021 BCCA 407; application for leave to the S.C.C. denied
• Klose v Chybisov, 2021 BCSC 333
• Wright v. Schlesiger 2020 BCCA 73
• Rivers v. North Vancouver (District), 2020 BCSC 1050
• Tsonis v. Mizuguchi, 2020 BCSC 643
• Ghuman v. ICBC, 2019 BCSC 1380
• Ghuman v. ICBC, 2019 BCSC 3
• Can-Faith Enterprises Inc. v. 0932784 B.C. Ltd., 2019 BCSC 1322
• Pearson v. Whiteside, 2018 BCSC 1246
• Insurance Corporation of British Columbia v. Mehat, 2017 BCSC 1476
• Pearson v. Savage, 2017 BCSC 1435
• CIT Financial Ltd. v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2017 BCSC 641
• Schaffner v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2016 BCSC 1186
• LeBel v. ICBC et al, 2016 BCPC 126
• Schaffner v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2015 BCSC 314
• Kett v. Insurance Corporation of BC, 2014 BCPC 173
• Wallner v. Uppal, 2012 BCSC 1602
• Maver v. Greenheat Energy Corporation, 2012 BCSC 1139
• Kotscha v. Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, 2011 BCSC 836