kevin a. mcgivney

KEVIN A. MCGIVNEY
Associé
T 416.367.6118
F 416.361.2471
Toronto
[email protected]
http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/kevi
n-a-mcgivney/41/910/1b
Responsabilité municipale
Assurance et responsabilité civile
Actions collectives
Droit municipal et autres services gouvernementaux
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LLB, University of Western Ontario,
1989
Kevin McGivney is the Toronto Regional Leader of our Insurance and Tort Liability
group and a member of our National Council, the Firm's governing body.
BA in History, University of Western
Ontario (King’s College), 1985
With a practice that focuses on municipal and police liability, property and casualty
insurance, administrative law and commercial matters, Kevin brings extensive
experience as lead trial and appellate counsel before the Superior Court of Justice, the
Divisional Court, the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada.
This also extends to judicial reviews, Coroner's Inquest, the Human Rights Tribunal and
arbitrations.
Ontario, 1991
Activités professionnelles
Member, The Advocates’ Society
Member, Canadian Bar Association,
Ontario Civil Litigation Section
Workshop Instructor, Civil Procedure,
Osgoode Hall Law School, 1997-98
He has also represented police agencies in a number of cases addressing liability for
civil claims and defended class actions against municipalities.
REPRESENTATIVE WORK
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Representing municipalities and related agencies, boards, and commissions
with respect to all types of liability claims including claims concerning design
and maintenance of roadways, design and operation of water and sewage
systems, sexual harassment, occupiers’ liability, building permit examination
and inspection, fire and ambulance services, municipal councils, and abuse of
public office.
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Defending police services and police officers in respect of claims alleging
malicious prosecution, negligent investigation, racial profiling, vehicle pursuits,
excessive use of force and damages under the Charter of Rights, including
class actions.
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Acting for municipalities and police services in respect of Human Rights Code
applications.
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Acting for municipalities, police services and their employees at Coroner's
Inquests.
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Advising insurers and defending insureds in property and casualty and
automobile claims.
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Providing advice in the drafting of insurance policies.
Activités communautaires
President, Board of Directors,
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese
of Toronto 2013-2015
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Advising insurers and insureds concerning coverage issues.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
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Speaker, Canadian Association of Police Governance, August 26-29, 2015.
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Speaker, Law of Policing Conference, June 2-3, 2015.
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Panellist, "Scope of Police Liability and Damages for Breach of Charter
Rights," Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development – Conference on
Municipal Government Liability and Litigation, June 2014.
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Speaker, "The Law of Policing, Dealing with Multiple Hearings Arising from the
Same Facts," Canadian Institute, Toronto, September 24-25 2013.
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Speaker, "Liability for Negligent Investigation," The Canadian Institute
Provincial/Municipality Government Liability Conference, February 23-24,
2012.
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Speaker, "The Ins and Outs of Examination for Discovery: Are you Ready?"
Society of Public Insurance Administrators of Ontario Conference, Tuesday
May 28, 2013.
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Panellist, "The Scope of Police Liability: Still Expanding?" Osgoode Hall Law
School Professional Development – Conference on Municipal Government
Liability and Litigation, May 2011.
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Speaker, "Claims against Police Officers," Federated Press – Provincial and
Municipal Liability Course, May 2011.
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Author, "Misfeasance in Public Office: Recent Developments in Abuse of
Public Office and Bad Faith Decision Making," Journal of Parliamentary and
Political Law, March 2011.
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Workshop Presenter, "Preparation for Court," Society of Public Insurance
Administrators, February 2011.
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Speaker, "Recent Developments in Abuse of Public Office," Osgoode Hall Law
School Professional Development – Sixth Annual Conference on Crown
Liability, November 2009 (with Scott Jones).
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Speaker, "Racially Biased Policing, Trends and Progressive Solutions,"
Toronto Police College, September 2009.
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Speaker, "Police Services and Civil Liability," Region of Halton, Conference on
Risk Management and Police Services, February 2009.
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Panellist, "Emerging Torts," National Judicial Institute, Fall, Superior Court
Judges Association Conference, November 2005.
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Panellist, "Crown Liability: Recent Developments," Association of Law Officers
of the Crown, June 2004.
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Speaker, "Issues in Civil Liability and Policing," Ontario Senior Officers’ Police
Conference, September 2003.
RANKINGS & RECOGNITIONS
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Selected by peers for inclusion in 2016 edition (and since 2013) of The Best
Lawyers in Canada® (Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation).
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Recognized in the 2016 and 2015 editions of Benchmark Canada — The
Definitive Guide to Canada's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys as a "Local
Litigation Star: Ontario and a "Litigation Star: Insurance".
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Recognized in the 2016 and 2015 editions of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Litigation — Commercial Insurance, Personal Injury). Also
recognized in 2012 for Personal Injury.
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Martindale-Hubbell® BV® Distinguished™ 4.4 out of 5.
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Selected by BLG Litigation associates as Mentor of the Year (2009).
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