Jonathan Woolley maintains a diverse practice in the areas of professional regulation, insolvency and insurance law, and commercial litigation. A significant focus of Jonathan's practice is the defence of physicians and other professionals in regulatory matters, and the defence of insurance professionals in negligence actions. He has appeared as counsel at all levels of court in British Columbia, as well as the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal. Jonathan articled with Harper Grey between 2003-2004 and joined the firm as an associate following his call to the Bar of British Columbia.

Representative Client Work

• Acting for creditors in foreclosures and unsecured collections
• Representing professionals before their governing bodies in a wide variety of disciplinary matters
• Representing physicians in proceedings before the Medical Services Commission
• Assisting senior counsel in the defence of a major corporation in a seven-week trial relating to allegations of breach of commercial contract
• Assisting senior counsel acting on behalf of a minority shareholder plaintiff in an eight-week corporate oppression trial
• Acting as lead plaintiff's counsel in a one-week trial involving allegations of negligence and breach of contract in a church fire
• Representing insurance brokers in negligence actions
• Defending individual and corporate clients in proceedings before the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal

Professional & Civic Activities

• Member, Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia Branch - Administrative Law, Civil Litigation, and Insolvency Law subsections
• Contributing Author, Quicklaw Harper Grey Administrative Law Netletter

Publications

• "Oakwell Engineering v. Enernorth Industries: Questions of Burden and Bias in the Enforcement of Foreign Judgments", Canadian Bar Review

Background

Jonathan was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland and was raised in Saskatchewan. During law school, Jonathan completed an internship at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague. In his spare time, Jonathan enjoys golf, tennis, squash and running.