Michael Dew
Submitted by Michael Dew on Sat, 2008-11-08 22:24
I was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2007 and live in Vancouver, B.C. I practice primarily civil litigation, but also do some criminal law.
After graduating from UBC law school I completed a one month internship with the Provincial Crown, clerked at the British Columbia Supreme Court, and then completed my articles in Vancouver.
Prior to law school I studied civil engineering and became registered as a professional engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa in 2002. Because I do not intend to work as an engineer in South Africa again, I gave up my Professional Engineering registration. Prior to commencing law school I obtained four years of civil engineering work experience, focussing on structural design.
Contact information
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Please do NOT send me any confidential information by email. Confidential information is any information that you would not want the person on the opposing side of your legal issue to know.
Professional Association memberships
Member, Law Society of British Columbia
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Education
o LL.B., University of British Columbia (2003-2006)
o M.A.S.c. (Structural Engineering), University of British Columbia (1998-2000)
o B.S.c. (Civil Engineering), University of Cape Town (1994-1997, Civil Engineering Class Medal 1995,1996,1997)
Legal publications on Legaltree
Civil litigation
o Vicarious liability of owners for the acts of independent construction contractors, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/622
o Settlement privilege, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/1286
o Transferring liability for negligence in commercial contracts: the Canada Steamship test, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/565
o Evidence of commonality on applications to certify class actions: the burden is on the plaintiffs, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/881
o Part performance by part payment: when will the part payment be recoverable by the defaulting party? http://www.legaltree.ca/node/513
o When will employees own the copyright in the literary works they produce?, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/487
o Investment in start-up companies: issues related to shareholder loans, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/504
o Mortgages in British Columbia: unregisterable equitable mortgages do count, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/657
o Implied undertakings and the duty to keep discovered information confidential, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/586
o The duty on public bodies to create records under the British Columbia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/715
o The rights of lawyers to maternity and paternity leave in the common law provinces in Canada, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/493
o Guide for in-person litigant in a civil trial, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/690
o Examinees guide to cross-examination, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/850
o British Columbia Supreme Court Chambers applications: the simple practical things you need to know for your first application, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/866
o Pleading a defence to a breach of contract claim in British Columbia, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/699
o When will insurers be estopped from denying coverage on excluded claims?, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/879
o Liability of insurers to bear the costs of litigation when not all of the claims are within coverage, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/880
Criminal law
o Extortion: not an offence reserved for drug dealers!, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/554.
o Pleading guilty: the effect of criminal convictions in the employment law context in British Columbia, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/640
o Pardons, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/633
o Is it legal to record a private conversation? Wiretapping and the one party consent exception to the rule against interception, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/908
o Ineffective assistance of counsel as a contributing cause of wrongful convictions, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/643
o Is it illegal to spit on the streets of Vancouver, and what penalty applies?, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/515
o Is hitchhiking illegal in British Columbia?, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/671
o I am charged with an offence, but service of the summons may not have been perfect: should I appear in court?, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/727
Legal Research
o How to cite Canadian court cases, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/668
o Researching federal legislation, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/720
o Free access to electronic databases containing English case law, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/501
o Finding unreported decisions in British Columbia, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/489
o Finding journal articles, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/192
o Changes under the 6th edition of the McGill Guide, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/522
Other
o Bankability of construction contracts, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/778
o Risks flow downhill? Managing risks in P3 projects, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/777
o Filing documents in the Supreme Court of British Columbia: when are backing sheets required?, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/669
o The obligation of judges in British Columbia to report lawyer misconduct, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/692
o Preemptory & Peremptory: misused and confused words!, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/516
o The use of notarial seals by lawyers in British Columbia, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/691
o Methodical document disclosure under the British Columbia Rules of Court, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/739
o Life expectancy in British Columbia, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/507
Engineering publications
“Effect of Hinge Zone Tie Spacing on Ductility of Concrete Tilt-Up Frame Panels”, November 2001, Structural Journal of the American Concrete Institute - Abstract available here.
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Methodical document disclosure under the British Columbia Rules of Court, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/739
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