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T. Ryan Darby

Whitelaw Twining Law Corporation
  • Recognized Since:
    2015
  • Recognized in:
    Construction Law
    Insurance Law
  • Lawyer Page:
    https://wt.ca/people/ryan-darb...
  • Website:
    https://wt.ca
  • Phone Number:
    604-891-7214
  • E-mail:
    rdarby@wt.ca
  • Location:
    200 Granville Street, Suite 2400
    Vancouver, BC V6C 1S4

Ryan Darby's practice involves a broad range of general litigation and insurance defence matters with a particular emphasis on professional liability claims against accountants, financial planners, and design professionals, and a focus on complex, multi-party litigation. Ryan has extensive trial experience at the British Columbia Supreme Court level. He has also appeared before the British Columbia Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. His practice includes appearances before administrative tribunals. 

Ryan has prepared coverage opinions on many insurance matters including various directors and officers issues, and resolved claims involving allegations of fraud and negligence against accountants and financial service providers.

Ryan's representative work includes:

  • negotiation and mediation of construction disputes involving architects, engineers and general contractors 
  • negotiation, mediation and litigation of financial cases including defence of accountants, financial planners and stockbrokers
  • successful litigation defence of an architect regarding allegations of improper certification
  • negotiations of and attendances at administrative hearings regarding professional discipline matters
  • advice and negotiations regarding employment issues
  • negotiations and resolution of defences involving geotechnical, environmental and land use issues 
  • negotiations and litigation of claims and defences relating to fires
  • coverage advice, negotiations, mediations, and litigation regarding bad faith claims, directors and officers policies, fidelity policies, comprehensive general liability policies, and all risk policies
  • negotiation and successful litigation defence of product liability claims, occupiers liability claims, and other claims involving significant bodily injuries.

Ryan has prepared papers and given seminars on the following topics:

  • directors and officers liability policies
  • formal requirements for a proof of loss
  • the Strata Property Act  and its impact on insurance issues
  • investigation of fire losses
  • the law of misrepresentation as it relates to claims against accountants
  • the effect of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Document Act and its effect on claims handling procedures
  • avoiding bad faith claims
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Lawyer Bio

Ryan Darby's practice involves a broad range of general litigation and insurance defence matters with a particular emphasis on professional liability claims against accountants, financial planners, and design professionals, and a focus on complex, multi-party litigation. Ryan has extensive trial experience at the British Columbia Supreme Court level. He has also appeared before the British Columbia Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. His practice includes appearances before administrative tribunals. 

Ryan has prepared coverage opinions on many insurance matters including various directors and officers issues, and resolved claims involving allegations of fraud and negligence against accountants and financial service providers.

Ryan's representative work includes:

  • negotiation and mediation of construction disputes involving architects, engineers and general contractors 
  • negotiation, mediation and litigation of financial cases including defence of accountants, financial planners and stockbrokers
  • successful litigation defence of an architect regarding allegations of improper certification
  • negotiations of and attendances at administrative hearings regarding professional discipline matters
  • advice and negotiations regarding employment issues
  • negotiations and resolution of defences involving geotechnical, environmental and land use issues 
  • negotiations and litigation of claims and defences relating to fires
  • coverage advice, negotiations, mediations, and litigation regarding bad faith claims, directors and officers policies, fidelity policies, comprehensive general liability policies, and all risk policies
  • negotiation and successful litigation defence of product liability claims, occupiers liability claims, and other claims involving significant bodily injuries.

Ryan has prepared papers and given seminars on the following topics:

  • directors and officers liability policies
  • formal requirements for a proof of loss
  • the Strata Property Act  and its impact on insurance issues
  • investigation of fire losses
  • the law of misrepresentation as it relates to claims against accountants
  • the effect of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Document Act and its effect on claims handling procedures
  • avoiding bad faith claims
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Bar Admissions:

  • British Columbia, Law Society of British Columbia

Affiliations:

  • Canadian Bar Association Civil Litigation, Insurance Law and Construction Law Sections - Member
  • Freedom of Information and Privacy Law Section - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada for work in:

  • Construction Law
  • Insurance Law
 

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Firm Details

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Whitelaw Twining Law Corporation
https://wt.ca
 
Headquarters
200 Granville Street, Suite 2400
Vancouver, BC V6C 1S4
604-682-5466
2 Office Locations
in 1 Country

Canada

Canada

Alberta

Alberta

Calgary, AB

675-333 7th Avenue SW

Calgary, AB T2P 2Z1

Canada

403-775-2200

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