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 | Robert B. KennedyPartner
Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP P.O. Box 10026, Pacific Centre South Toronto Dominion Bank Tower, 2500-700 West Georgia Street Vancouver, British Columbia
V7Y 1B3 (Vancouver Co.)
Telephone: 604-661-9389 Fax: 604-661-9349 http://www.farris.com/
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| Practice Areas | Insurance Law; Sports Law; Ski Defense Litigation; University Law; Personal Injury | | | Education | Dalhousie University, LL.B., 1977, University of Western Ontario, B.A., 1974 | | | Admitted | 1979, Ontario; 1982, British Columbia | |
| Memberships | Law Society of British Columbia; Law Society of Upper Canada. | | | Biography | Robert Kennedy practices defense litigation with an emphasis on sports, recreation and adventure tourism cases. He has wide experience in a number of areas of litigation practice including insurance, occupier's liability, municipal liability, university law, personal injury and professional errors and omissions including medical malpractice and hospital liability claims. Robert has frequently appeared as counsel at inquests on behalf of both the British Columbia Coroner's Service and on behalf of parties with standing. Robert is actively involved as defense counsel for the commercial recreation and adventure tourism industry in British Columbia. His clients include Canada West Ski Areas Association and most of the ski area operators in British Columbia. In addition to defending civil claims against commercial recreational operators, Mr. Kennedy has also advised and lectured on comprehensive risk management programs, including the contractual exclusion of liability program currently in use by the ski industry in Western Canada. Robert is an associate member of Canada West Ski Areas Association, and is a recipient of the Marshall Award for his contribution to the ski industry. Mr. Kennedy prepared the response on behalf of the Association to the Consultation Paper on Recreational Injuries of the British Columbia Law Reform Commission. He is also an active member and a former director of the Association of Ski Defense Attorneys. | | | ISLN | 905930785 | |
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