Commercial Litigation, Employment, Judicial Review, Defamation
Email: dunning@lidstone.ca
Phone: 604-899-2269
Toll Free: 1-877-339-2199
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Noah Robinson-Dunning

Commercial Litigation, Employment, Judicial Review, Defamation
Email: dunning@lidstone.ca
Phone: 604-899-2269
Toll Free: 1-877-339-2199
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Noah joined Lidstone and Company in 2023. He acts for local government clients on a variety of civil litigation as well as labour and employment matters.

Prior to joining Lidstone & Company, Noah worked at a large national firm where he appeared before the Provincial Court and Supreme Court of British Columbia on a regular basis. Noah completed his law degree from the University of Victoria where he was actively involved with Pro Bono Students Canada and took part in the Business Law Clinic.

Prior to law school, Noah completed a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Victoria. During his undergraduate summers, Noah worked as a Wildfire Fighter with the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS). He later transitioned to the Wildfire Risk, Claims, and Litigation Team within the BCWS, where he and his team worked within the Wildfire Act to compensate claimants who had suffered fire-control property damage during some of the worst fire seasons in the province’s history.

Outside of his legal career, Noah enjoys hiking, travelling, paddle boarding, and exploring local breweries.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Agreements
  • Bylaw enforcement (and injunctions)
  • Commercial litigation (contracts, construction, insurance defense)
  • Conflicts of interest
  • Defamation
  • Employment (hiring, firing, harassment, bullying, human resources, unions, collective agreements, codes of conduct, Human Rights, Human Rights investigations)
  • Expropriation
  • Firefighters/ Fire services             
  • Freedom of Information and Privacy
  • Judicial Review
  • Tax sale
PAPERS & PUBLICATIONS
  • Noah Robinson-Dunning, “Defamation Law in the Age of Social Media: The Criticisms and Potential Reforms for the Issue of Court Jurisdiction” in the Canadian Bar Association Civil Litigation Section (October 25, 2022).