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Timestamp: 2019-04-25 05:57:11+00:00

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Avon Mersey has over 40 years’ experience in civil litigation. His main areas of focus are insurance defence and product liability. Avon has a wealth of experience in defending product liability claims, claims for disability and life carriers, aviation insurers, motor vehicle carriers, C.G.L. carriers, fire and property carriers, excess carriers and environment risk carriers as well as asbestos litigation. He has also represented clients on a variety of insurance related matters including coverage.
Avon has an appellate practice and has argued coverage, liability, and conflict of law test cases before the British Columbia Supreme Court, British Columbia Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Avon has been appointed arbitrator and mediator in numerous cases at the request of litigants.
Ranked in the areas of Aviation and Transportation law by Best Lawyers® in Canada from 2012 – 2019, and is a fellow of the International Society of Barristers.
Recognized as a Benchmark Litigation Star 2018 –Insurance and Product Liability.
Recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Aviation in the 2018 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory.
*Membership in the International Society of Barristers is extended to advocates of exceptional talent whose qualities, including integrity, honor and collegiality, embody the true spirit of the true professional.
Ngo v. Luong, 2014 BCSC 516 – Successful counsel for the Defendant, Lien Anh Ngo. This conflicts of law case deals with which law to apply.
Hogstead v. Spiers, 2013 BCCA 524 – Successful counsel for the Respondent in the British Columbia Court of Appeal.
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada v. Catalano, 2012 BCSC 1840 – Counsel to the Plaintiff, Sun Life, in a joint summary trial and full day motion.
Brennand v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, 2012 BCSC 972 – Counsel to the Defendant, Sun Life, in a disability trial.
Brennand v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, 2011 BCSC 759 – Counsel to the Defendants, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada and Telus Communications, a Division of Telus Communications Inc, and Telus Communications (BC) Inc.
Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada v. Fidler  S.C.J. No. 30,  8 W.W.R. 1 (S.C.C.) – Counsel to Sun Life Assurance Co.
Ennis v. Allenby,  BCCA 80 – Successfully represented insurer and insurer’s defence counsel in a case alleging defence counsel misconduct in a jury trial.
Ennis v. Allenby, 2006 BCCA 213 – Acted for the Appellant in a successful leave to appeal.
Gurniak v. Nordquist,  2 S.C.R. 652, 2003 SCC 59 – Counsel to Edward J. Nordquist and Domo Gasoline Corporation Ltd.
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