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PAUL R. BENNETT
EMAIL : pb@hbmlaw.com
DIRECT : (604) 639-3668
FAX : (604) 639-3681
Paul R. Bennett is a senior partner at Bennett Mounteer LLP with over 20 years of commercial litigation experience. His practice has included appearances before the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the B.C. Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. He has also acted as counsel in complex commercial arbitrations.
Mr. Bennett has been repeatedly recognized as one of Canada’s leading class action litigation lawyers. He has acted as senior counsel in a number of precedent setting cases, including one of the first class actions to be successfully determined on its merits in British Columbia.
In addition to class and representative proceedings, Mr. Bennett has also acted in a wide variety of other commercial litigation matters, including partnership disputes, pension litigation, professional negligence, and administrative law.
Mr. Bennett has presented papers at continuing legal education seminars on Industry Class Actions and Document Management in Commercial Cases.
Recognition and Ranking
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The Best Lawyers in Canada named the 2010 Class Action Lawyer of the Year for Vancouver.
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Lexpert Magazine: recognized as a Leading Practitioner for Litigation – Class Actions.
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Chambers Global: recognised as a Leading Practitioner for Class Action Litigation
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Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada: Listed as Leading Class Action Litigation Lawyer
Education
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Harvard University (LL.M., 1983)
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University of Toronto (LL.B., 1982)
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University of Cambridge (M.Phil., 1979)
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Simon Fraser University (B.A., 1978)
Articles
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Industry Class Actions, presented at the 2005 Continuing Legal Education Seminar on Class Actions.
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Document Management in Commercial Cases, presented at the 2002 Continuing Legal Education Seminar on Document Production.
Bar Admissions
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British Columbia (1988)
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Alberta (2013)
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Manitoba (2013)
Professional Activities
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Canadian Bar Association (Member)
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Vancouver Bar Association (Member)