Civil advocacy in the 21st century is as common in mediation and arbitration proceedings held in boardrooms as it is in traditional trials held in courtrooms. The advocates at Code Hunter are as accustomed to hearings before regulatory boards and tribunals as to applications made before judges.

In the Supreme Court of Canada we have argued public law cases on the protection of free speech at elections, independence of the judiciary, aboriginal rights and public school funding. We have argued private law claims to recovery of pure economic losses in tort, and other matters of national importance. In provincial trial and appeal courts, and in the Federal Court of Canada, we have pursued and defended constitutional, and other public and private law claims on behalf of corporate, individual, governmental and interest group clients.

While courts remain the bulwark institutions for the enforcement of rights, administrative tribunals and private dispute resolution mechanisms are increasingly prevalent. Our lawyers are trained and experienced as advocates in all of these settings.

We represent parties before professional licensing and disciplinary bodies, the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) and Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC), securities commissions, the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board and municipal planning authorities — to identify just a few.

Our lawyers serve as arbitrators and mediators and represent clients in all the forums of alternative dispute resolution.