In Padgham v. Ram, 2025 BCCA 100, Robert Brun, K.C., Jennifer Brun, K.C., and Colton Winiarski were successful for the respondents in the BC Court of Appeal. The appeal was regarding a trial court finding that a 70% reduction in damages should be applied to the appellant’s damages award. The appeal arose from an assessment of damages following a motor vehicle accident. The respondents had admitted liability but at trial, the judge reduced several heads of damage, including special damages, by 70% based on a finding that the appellant had failed to mitigate her losses by not taking advantage of…
March 25, 2025
BC trial courts loath to interfere with jury verdicts except in very limited circumstances.
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The recent case of Peckham v. Singh, 2025 BCSC 263. In this case, involving a 6-week jury trial and verdict regarding the extent of personal injuries and quantum of loss, Robert Brun, K.C. and Ryan Monty successfully represented the defendants in defeating an application by the plaintiff for a mistrial and preserved the jury’s verdict. The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident and took issue with the jury awards claiming: There was a conflict in ordering $0 for past loss of income and awarding any damages for loss of future income earning capacity, cost of future care, and…
September 20, 2022
Business in Vancouver’s BC500 2022 recognizes Jennifer Brun for business leadership in personal injury law
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We are delighted to congratulate Jennifer Brun, K.C. on being named to Business in Vancouver’s BC500 list for 2022. The BIV BC500 is comprised of the 500 most influential business leaders in British Columbia. Individuals on the list have notably impacted BC’s communities, industries and economy. They are individuals who embody the values of modern leadership, including engagement, trust, corporate citizenship, inclusion and innovation. We know from personal experience that Jennifer is a thoughtful and dynamic leader. We are happy to see that she is being recognized for these qualities further afield. From her persuasive advocacy skills representing our…
March 1, 2022
Defendants successfully oppose addiction claim despite the absence of direct supportive evidence
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In Heffernan v. Charlish, 2021 BCSC 1882, the plaintiff who was injured in two car accidents claimed she developed addiction to heroin and crystal methamphetamine as a result of the accidents and the resulting pain and interruption of her life. The addiction had allegedly developed within 2 months following the first accident. By trial, the plaintiff was clearly suffering from addiction to both substances. Although there was no direct evidence of the plaintiff using either substance before the first accident, there was sufficient evidence to allow the court to draw the inference that the plaintiff had started using the substances…
HBLC has the honour of announcing to the public that Jennifer Brun is now Jennifer Brun, QC. Under the authority of the Queen’s Counsel Act, the Attorney-General of British Columbia, upon consultation with the Chiefs of all three levels of courts, two members of the Law Society, and one member of the Canadian Bar Association may appoint: “…Provincial officers under the names of Her Majesty’s Counsel learned in the law for the Province of British Columbia” ( s. 2(1), Queen’s Counsel Act). By statute, the quota of Queen’s Counsel may be no more than 7% of the members of the…
December 1, 2021
Jennifer Brun appointed to the British Columbia Supreme Court Civil & Family Rules Committee for five-year term.
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Jennifer Brun appointed to the British Columbia Supreme Court Civil & Family Rules Committee for five-year term. With great pride, the Directors of Harris & Brun Law Corporation congratulate fellow director Jennifer Brun on her appointment by the Attorney General to the British Columbia Supreme Court Civil & Family Rules Committee to represent the Canadian Bar Association – BC Branch. The Provincial Government describes the purpose of the Committee in the following terms: The British Columbia Supreme Court Civil & Family Rules Committee (the “Rules Committee”) provides advice and makes recommendations on changes to the Supreme Court Rules that are…
September 1, 2021
Jennifer Brun interviewed in the Vancouver Sun regarding B.C. government review of civil juries.
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Since COVID-19 hit last year, the B.C. government suspended civil juries to protect the health and safety of people working and using the court system. The government is now looking into whether or not eliminating civil juries altogether would benefit the justice system and is reaching out to legal organizations and the public for input. Jennifer Brun had the opportunity to give her thoughts to the Vancouver Sun on behalf of the Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch). She noted that civil juries provide important substantive individual rights. As such, Jennifer explained that the CBA(BC)’s view is that decisions affecting individual…
This article first appeared in BarTalk, August 2021 here and is republished with permission. I have always been a proud Canadian. When I backpacked internationally, I was certain to display my embroidered Canadian flag. I was taught that Canada’s social fabric is a mosaic, not a melting pot. Brightly coloured pieces of ethnicity, culture, language, racial identity, sexual orientation, and gender identity inlayed side-by-side, creating harmonious beauty. That everyone is equal before and under the law, and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination. Recently, however, my utopian vision of Canada has been shattered. In…
May 4, 2021
Harris & Brun Successful at B.C. Court of Appeal Regarding Future Loss of Earnings
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Jennifer Brun and Robert Brun, QC were successful on appeal regarding the use of gender-based statistics and assessment of the overall fairness and reasonableness of loss of capacity awards.
February 19, 2021
Canadian Lawyer magazine interviews Jennifer Brun about CBABC’s Agenda for Justice 2021
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Jennifer Brun, president of the Canadian Bar Association’s B.C. Branch, spoke with Canadian Lawyer about CBABC’s report on modernizing the justice system in British Columbia. The report, entitled Agenda for Justice 2021, offers over 40 recommendations impacting 22 key areas to improve access to justice for British Columbians. The report also identifies where the legal community and the B.C. government can work collaboratively to move the justice system forward. The pandemic led to major disruptions in the justice system, but it also galvanized the court system and the legal profession to use available technologies and take the leap to virtual…