Partner
Gavin Price
Gavin joined JSS Barristers in 2003. Gavin served on the firm’s Executive Committee from 2015 to 2022, serving as Managing Partner from 2018 to 2020 and as Firm Chair from 2020 to 2022.
Education
Gavin received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology (Zoology) from the University of Calgary in 1997. He then attended the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary, graduating in 2001.
Upon graduation, Gavin clerked at the Court of Appeal and the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta. Following his clerkship, Gavin completed his articles at the Calgary offices of a large national law firm, practicing in securities and regulatory matters. He was called to the Alberta Bar in 2002.
Civil Litigation Career
Gavin's practice focuses primarily on professional negligence claims, corporate and commercial litigation matters, and class actions. He has appeared before the Court of King's Bench of Alberta, the Alberta Court of Appeal, the British Columbia Supreme Court, and the Alberta Securities Commission.
Awards and Recognitions
Since 2017, Gavin has been named a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation, every year. Additionally, Best Lawyers has recognized him for his Class Action Litigation practice, every year since 2019. Gavin has also received recognition in Corporate and Commercial Litigation by Best Lawyers, and was previously named a Future Star by Benchmark Litigation.
Civil Litigation Career
Gavin's practice focuses on class actions, professional negligence claims, and corporate and commercial litigation matters. He has appeared before the Court of King's Bench of Alberta, the Alberta Court of Appeal, the British Columbia Supreme Court, and the Alberta Securities Commission.
Class Action Experience
Gavin has extensive Class Action experience going back almost two decades. He has acted for both plaintiffs and defendants. His experience includes multiple certification applications and interlocutory applications, appeals, JDRs, mediations, and settlements. Over the last year and a half he has been lead counsel in a lengthy common issues trial in British Columbia, regarding natural health products and allegations of mislabelling.
On behalf of plaintiffs, he has acted on complex cases involving investor losses, securities misrepresentations, product liability, and historic sexual abuses and sexual assaults.
On behalf of defendants, he has acted on complex cases involving shareholder disputes, land transactions, employee pensions and stock options, aviation charges, consumer protection, and historic sexual abuses and sexual assaults.
Along with Kajal Ervin, he co-leads the firm’s class action group.
Corporate and Commercial Litigation Experience
Gavin regularly advises and assists clients on complex litigation matters, including shareholder disputes, oppression claims, and contract disputes.
Professional Negligence Experience
In the professional negligence context, Gavin has represented lawyers on more than 60 negligence claims and continues to represent several defendant professionals in other ongoing negligence cases and professional regulatory matters.
Gavin also leads the firm’s medical defence practice. This work includes assisting and defending physicians in a wide variety of areas, including with medical negligence claims and College matters.
Publications
"COVID-19: Class Actions Arising From a Pandemic"
JSSBarristers.ca, July 29, 2020
Co-Author (with Kajal Ervin and Andrea MacLean)
"I'm Thinking of Getting a Piercing" - Do you Really Want to try and Pierce the Corporate Veil?"
Legal Education Society of Alberta Paper and Presentation, January 2023
Co-author (with Emily Amirkhani)
"Procedural Errors Result in Overturning Contempt Finding"
JSSBarristers.ca, November 18, 2022
Co-author (with Sarah Miller)
"The Delay Rules in a World of Suspended Limitations"
JSSBarristers.ca, September 16, 2020
Co-Author (with Charlotte Stokes)
"Class Actions Arising From a Pandemic"
JSSBarristers.ca, July 28, 2020
Co-Author (with Kajal Ervin and Andrea MacLean)
"Rule 4.31 and 4.33 in a World of Suspended Limitation"
JSSBarristers.ca, April 28, 2020
Co-Author (with Charlotte Stokes)
Speaking Engagements
Panelist
"10 Things for the Litigator's Toolbelt & 10 Tips for Making Practice Better" (webinar), Legal Education Society of Alberta, April 20, 2021
Andrew Wilson KC and Gavin Price comment regarding a key decision released by the Supreme Court.
Read MoreA recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision has reaffirmed the need for trial courts to follow the rule of law and ensure procedural fairness in contempt proceedings when dealing with alleged contemnors.
Read MoreHow did the Ministerial Order of March 30, 2020, affect Rules 4.31 and 4.33? Gavin Price and Charlotte Stokes take a look at how the courts may interpret the Order's effect on what is sometimes referred as the "Delay Rules."
Read MoreGiven the current situation, Courts are likely to consider factual nuances in each class action on a case-by-case basis, including how the defendants responded to the unexpected and unprecedented change in making their decisions.
Read MoreIn response to limited Court access and other restrictions, a Ministerial Order was issued in late-March to "push pause" on litigation. Gavin Price and Charlotte Stokes explain the Order's potential effects on deadlines.
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