Overview

David McKnight is a Partner, and the leader of the firm’s Administrative Law, Police Law, Employment and Human Rights Law, and Defamation + Publication Risk Management Practice Groups.
David is also a member of the Insurance and Local Government Practices. His practice is in the area of insurance litigation defence and includes construction litigation, fire loss, police claims, personal injury, property damage, administrative law and defamation. David also regularly provides coverage opinions and handles subrogated claims on behalf of insurers.
He has extensive experience in the British Columbia Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Human Rights Tribunal, and works closely with clients to resolve actions through trial, mediation and the settlement process.
Successfully defended the Vancouver Police Department in a civil action for alleged Charter and privacy breaches pertaining to the deployment of a public safety trailer: Papenbrock-Ryan v. Vancouver (City), 2024 BCSC 2288, 2024 CarswellBC 3746 (B.C. S.C.)
Successfully defended a civil forfeiture action for production of third party documents on behalf of the Vancouver Police Department (British Columbia (Director of Civil Forfeiture) v. PacNet Services Ltd., 2023 BCSC 1113)
Successfully defended judicial review of a Financial Services Tribunal on behalf of the B.C Superintendent of Real Estate (Laity v. British Columbia (Financial Services Tribunal), 2023 BCSC 1165)
Successfully defended the former Mayor of Mission in a defamation and breach of privacy action (Lee v. Tilbury et al, 2023 BCSC 189)
Successfully prosecuted a life insurance agent in the trafficking and trading of life insurance policies contrary to section 152 of the Insurance Act (Insurance Council of British Columbia v. Stephen Hill Craig et al, September 12, 2022)

Practice Areas

• Bankruptcy & Insolvency
• Insurance Law
• Civil Litigation
• Municipal Law
• Estates & Trusts

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1994 (BC)

Professional Details