Biography
Alex practices in the areas of commercial, corporate, construction, and insurance litigation. He also has experience in defending regulated professionals in disciplinary proceedings, including accountants, dentists, and notaries, and in prosecuting environmental contamination claims. Alex also assists clients more generally in contract and real property disputes. Alex joined Guild Yule in 2019 after practicing at a corporate and commercial litigation boutique firm and articling at a large regional firm. Alex has appeared before the British Columbia Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Securities Commission, and multiple professional regulatory bodies.
Nguyen v. Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia, 2018 BCSC 620
Co-counsel in a successful judicial review overturning a decision of a panel of the CPABC Disciplinary Committee. Leave to appeal this decision was denied by the Court of Appeal (2018 BCCA 299).
Bentley Aviation Ltd. v. Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp., 2017 BCSC 2067
Co-counsel for the plaintiff in a successful defence of an application seeking an order that the plaintiff’s action against its realtors be heard at the same time as its action against its conveyancing solicitors. The defendant’s appeal of this decision was dismissed (2018 BCSC 880).
Bentley Aviation Ltd. v. Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp., 2017 BCSC 1332
Co-counsel for the plaintiff in a successful defence of an application by the defendants to strike out the plaintiff’s claim against its former realtors in negligence and injurious falsehood.
Education:
2014 J.D., University of British Columbia
2009 M.A., University of Bristol
2008 B.A. (Hons.), Queens University
Professional Affiliations:
Member, Law Society of British Columbia
Member, Canadian Bar Association BC Branch