| Email: gdeshon@carlaw.ca |
| Direct: 250 995 4259 |
| 1990 to 1995 |
| Graduated from the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia - B.A. Government & Law and LLB. |
| 1996 to 1998 |
| Articled Clerk at the firm Freehills, Brisbane, Australia |
| 1998 |
| Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia |
| 2000 |
| Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Courts of England, Wales and New South Wales |
| 2000 to 2001 |
| Associate with the firm Atanaskovic Hartnell in Sydney, Australia |
| 2005 |
| Articled Student with the firm Thompson, Tooze, McLean & Elkin, in Toronto, Ontario. |
| 2006 |
| Called to the Bar of Upper Canada (Ontario) |
| 2006 to 2009 |
| Associate with the firm Thompson, Tooze, McLean & Elkin, in Toronto, Ontario |
| 2009 |
| Called to the Bar of British Columbia |
| 2009 to present |
| Associate, Carfra & Lawton |
Giles is a member of the Victoria Bar Association and the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition. He is a keen cyclist and yachtsman. He completed a 3,900 nautical mile trans-Atlantic sailing voyage and played in three Ultimate World Championships for Australia and Canada.
He practiced law in Queensland, New South Wales and England prior to being called in Ontario in January 2006. He has worked with four sets of court rules and has developed an understanding of differing approaches to civil procedure.
Giles has conducted both jury and non-jury motor vehicle accident trials involving personal injury in the Superior Court of Ontario as lead counsel.
Areas of Practice
Giles has developed extensive experience in insurance defence litigation, with a focus on personal injury arising out of motor vehicle accidents. He has also worked on other personal injury matters, property losses, construction cases, and bad faith litigation.
Likewise, Giles has a background in commercial litigation, contractual disputes, and defamation in Australia and Canada.