Christopher Hubbard is a partner in our Litigation Group in Toronto. He maintains a general litigation practice which includes corporate/commercial litigation and medical malpractice. Mr. Hubbard has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario including the Court of Appeal. Mr. Hubbard's corporate/commercial litigation practice includes class actions, securities litigation, insurance, shareholder disputes and oppression remedies, contractual disputes, and product liability and product recalls. He is a member of our National Class Actions Group and has assisted with the defence of a number of class proceedings, including class proceedings involving cross-border securities litigation, allegations of criminal interest rates, medical malpractice, pharmaceutical litigation and the Walkerton water contamination litigation. Mr. Hubbard was recently one of the trial counsel assembled to defend a national financial institution at one of Canada's first class action common issues trials. Mr. Hubbard is also a member of our National Insurance Litigation Group and assists directors and officers and other policy-holders with a broad range of coverage issues. Mr. Hubbard acts for the Canadian Medical Protective Association. He has defended physicians at civil trials, administrative proceedings before the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario and the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, Coroners' Inquests and hospital privileges hearings. He has spoken and written on a variety of topics, including secondary market disclosure, privacy legislation, medical liability, consent and capacity regarding medical treatment, toxic mould litigation, insurance of technology risks and advertising liability insurance, directors & officers indemnification and insurance, and product liability and product recalls. Mr. Hubbard received his BA (Hons.) (Philosophy and Bio-Medical Ethics) from the University of Toronto in 1997. He received his LLB from the University of Western Ontario in 2000 and was called to the Ontario bar in 2002. Mr. Hubbard is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Advocates' Society and the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto. |