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6TH FLOOR
395 WATERFRONT CRESCENT
VICTORIA BRITISH COLUMBIA
CANADA V8T 5K7
INFO@CARLAW.CA

The focus of Carfra & Lawton is on civil litigation and related counsel work, primarily for the insurance industry, government agencies and institutional clients. We have an established record of success in civil proceedings, and handle cases in all levels of court in British Columbia, the Federal Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada and administrative tribunals.

Our services

We have a broad range of expertise in personal injury, insurance, municipal liability and general liability defence work, as well as in alternate dispute resolution.

Our team

Our knowledgeable and experienced partners, associates, students and paralegal staff work collaboratively to ensure that each client receives expert advice in a timely and cost effective manner.

Health Care Costs Recovery Act in force April 1, 2009

The new BC Health Care Costs Recovery Act is about to come into force on April 1, 2009.  It provides the Province with the legal tools it says it needs to recover hospital and other medical expenses from persons (and their insurers) who injure others in accidents.  More…

Property manager and strata corporation not fiduciaries to strata owner

The BC Court of Appeal has determined that a strata corporation in Victoria and its property manager did not owe fiduciary duties to put up a railing on the patio deck of an owner whose patio lacked a railing.  One of our partners, Neil Carfra, conducted the defence of the matter.

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Can bodily injury result in loss of corporate income?

Aron Bookman, one of our partners, has recently written on this topic.  Please see his article in the November 2008 issue of Insurancewest, pages 30 and 31.

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