Background
Bruce Carr-Harris is a partner in the Ottawa Office. Bruce received a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton University and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Ottawa, Magna Cum Laude. He was called to the Bar of the Province of Ontario in 1977.
Areas of Practice
· Bruce practises as General Counsel in civil litigation with a strong emphasis on public law, defamation, construction litigation, product liability, commercial litigation, professional liability, intellectual property and commercial litigation, including oppression remedies, injunctions, insurance litigation, franchise disputes. His dispute resolution practice also includes domestic and international arbitrations. Bruce has made many appearances as counsel in all courts in the Province of Ontario, the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Rankings and Recognitions
· Recognized in the 2012 edition of Chambers Global - The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (Dispute Resolution: Ontario)
· Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 (Administrative and Public Law; Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Legal Malpractice Law)
· Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rating
· Recognized in Benchmark Canada - The Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys (Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Intellectual Property; Product Liability)
· Recognized in the 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Litigation - Corporate Commercial; Litigation - Directors' & Officers' Liability; Litigation - Commercial Insurance; Professional Liability)
Professional Experience
· Appeared as counsel at the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada, the Commission of Inquiry into the Deployment of Canadian Forces in Somalia, and the Commission of Proceedings involving Guy Paul Morin.
· Appeared as counsel for Canadian Olympic Committee at numerous sporting and team selection arbitrations.
Professional and Community Activities
· Member, Ontario Judicial Council (2005-present)
· Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
· President of The Advocates' Society of Ontario (2001-2002)
· Part-Time Professor, University of Ottawa Faculty of Common Law - Advanced Torts
· Editorial Boards of the Professional Liability and Discipline Quarterly (Federated Press) and the Canadian Journal of Insurance Law
· Lectures, Publications, Presentations: Advocates' Society, American College of Trial Lawyers, Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC), LSUC Bar Admission Course, County of Carleton Law Association, Infonex, Daltech (Dalhousie University), Centre for Sport and Law, Professional Liability and Discipline Quarterly, Canadian Journal of Insurance Law Educational Technologies Conference, Ottawa, Federated Press Professional Liabilities Conference, CBAO Institute of Continuing Education, ENCON Gathering of the Law Committee.
· Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa
· Board of Directors of Project ORBIS Canada, a non-profit organization actively engaged in the reduction of blindness in the Developing World
· Board of Directors of the Sally Letson Foundation
· Member of Costume Ball Committee for the National Collection Fund, Museum of Civilization