Joshua Hutchinson

Some of Josh's recent experience includes acting as counsel to:

• Competition class action proceedings related to car carrier services provided by a major international shipping company

• Competition class action proceedings related to gasoline pricing in British Columbia provided by a major energy company

• Two public mining companies in a trial involving a claim for a US$12-million finder's fee relating to the acquisition of a mine in Ecuador

• Public companies in the metals manufacturing industry in a class action involving allegations of overcharges being passed on to automobile consumers

• Financial services companies in a class action involving allegations of fees and expiry dates being imposed on financial products contrary to the B.C. Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act

• Numerous publicly traded companies defending a variety of pharmaceutical, price-fixing, competition and privacy class proceedings

• A venture capital company in court proceedings regarding the setting aside of a US$20-million arbitration award involving the financing of a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company

• An internet-technology company in court proceedings regarding a contractual dispute involving the refinancing of outstanding loans and the issuance of warrants

• A publicly traded mining company in an LCIA arbitration between Canadian, Bermudian and Czech entities involving a dispute over the sale of Mongolian mining assets

• A major utility corporation in a domestic arbitration involving delay, disruption, and deficiencies claims in connection with the construction of significant energy infrastructure

• An industrial services company in a domestic arbitration involving the acquisition of a business in a share transaction

• A consulting firm in a domestic arbitration involving unpaid invoices and breaches of contract

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada 2022 (Corporate and Commercial Litigation)

• Co-author: “Just When I Thought I Was Out, They Pull Me Back In”: British Columbia Supreme Court Affirms Goal of Promoting Settlement in Multiparty Litigation
  Blakes Bulletin on Litigation & Dispute Resolution, April 4, 2023.
• Author: B.C. Court of Appeal Finds Class Action Waiver Clause Unconscionable and Contrary to Public Policy
  Blakes Bulletin on Class Actions, May 31, 2021.

Admitted to the British Columbia Bar – 2016
JD, Dalhousie University – 2015
BA (Political Science), University of British Columbia – 2012