Michael Dew

Michael Dew is a Vancouver lawyer who practices in the following areas of law:

1.       Civil litigation

o        Construction law (including builders liens)

o        General commercial litigation  

o        Personal injury litigation (including motor vehicle accident claims)

2.       Criminal law (All areas, including youth criminal justice. Legal aid referrals accepted)

 

After graduating from UBC law school in 2006 Michael gained criminal law experience by completing an internship with the Provincial Crown, then clerked at the British Columbia Supreme Court, and then completed his articles in Vancouver.

 

Prior to attending law school at U.B.C. Michael studied civil engineering, became registered as a professional engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa in 2002, and obtained four years of civil engineering work experience, focussing on structural design.   

 

Phone: 604 630 3170

 

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Member, Law Society of British Columbia (called to the bar in 2007)

Member, Trial lawyers association of British Columbia

 

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)

 

o        British Columbia Builders Liens, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/1398

o        Vicarious liability of owners for the acts of independent construction contractors, http://www.legaltree.ca/node/622

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

 

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

 

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

 

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        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

 

“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.