peter d. banks

PETER D. BANKS
Associé
T 403.232.9781
F 403.266.1395
Calgary
[email protected]
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/bank
speter
Litige relatif au droit des sociétés et droit commercial
Contrats en construction
Responsabilité du fait du produit
Assurance et responsabilité civile
Pétrole et gaz
Appel et révision
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
BCL (with distinction), University of
Oxford (UK), 2004
Peter Banks is a partner in the Construction and Engineering group and represents
clients in a broad range of litigation matters, including large contract disputes,
construction litigation, shareholder disputes, and appeals.
LLB (with distinction and Gold
Medallist), University of Alberta, 2002
BEd (with distinction), University of
Alberta, 1997
Alberta, 2003
Activités professionnelles
Member, Law Society of Alberta
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Calgary Bar Association
Honorary Member, COMBAR
Commercial Bar Association
(England)
Past member, the Alberta Law
Review
Peter has acted as counsel for owners, general contractors and subcontractors in
significant cases including wrongful termination claims, delay claims, deficiency claims,
cost overrun claims, liquidated damages claims and tendering issues.
Peter has also acted in significant cases involving shareholder disputes, the oppression
remedy, and claims for breach of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements
given in the sale of a business.
Peter has appeared before the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, the Court of Appeal
and the Supreme Court of Canada.
In 2004 – 2005, Peter clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada for Mr. Justice Major,
and has since appeared as counsel at the Supreme Court on three significant cases,
including one of the leading cases on the law of tendering.
Peter graduated from the University of Alberta as the gold medallist in 2002 and the
University of Oxford in 2004.
REPRESENTATIVE WORK

Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. v. Canada, 2010 SCC 21 – constitutional
challenge to a statutory publication ban
Volunteer Cub Scout Leader, 1st
Okotoks Scouts, 2013 – present

Canada v. McLarty, 2008 SCC 26 – meaning of “expense incurred” and
factual non-arm-length dealings under the Income Tax Act
Volunteer Beaver Leader, 1st Okotoks
Scouts, 2012 - 2013

Double N Earthmovers Ltd. v. Edmonton (City), 2007 SCC 3 – leading
case on the law of tendering
Activités communautaires
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Presenter, "International Arbitration," University of Calgary Faculty of Law
Lecture March 2015 and March 2014.
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
Presenter, "Update on the Law of Tendering - Last 5 Years of SCC
Treatment and Outstanding Current Issues," Canadian Bar Association,
Edmonton, March 2012.

Co-Presenter, "Updates on the Law of Tendering," Canadian Bar
Association, Edmonton, January 2007.

Contributor, Stevenson & Côté Alberta Civil Procedure Handbook
(Juriliber), since 2009.
RANKINGS & RECOGNITIONS

Recognized as one of Lexpert’s® Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under
40 in 2008

Recognized in the 2009 edition of the Lexpert® Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada as a “Litigation
Lawyer to Watch”
À PROPOS DE BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L
Borden Ladner Gervais S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. (BLG) est un grand cabinet juridique canadien
qui offre à ses clients une gamme complète de services, principalement en droit des
affaires, litige commercial et arbitrage ainsi que propriété intellectuelle. BLG est l’un des
premiers cabinets juridiques en importance au pays; il compte plus de 725 avocats,
agents de propriété intellectuelle et autres professionnels dans 5 grandes villes du
Canada. BLG répond aux besoins de ses clients, que ce soit en matière de litige, de
financement ou d’enregistrement de brevets et de marques de commerce.
Avocats | Agents de brevets et de marques de commerce
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S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L.
(«BLG»). Tous droits réservés