Michael N. Peirce

tel: 236-470-1040
email: mpeirce@bfg-law.ca

ASSOCIATE COUNSEL | Michael’s practice encompasses a broad range of civil litigation areas, including construction, corporate/commercial, real property, personal injury, municipalities, professional negligence, and professional regulation. Michael has appeared before all levels of court in British Columbia since his call to the bar in 2011. Prior to joining Bojm, Funt & Gibbons, he practiced at a leading litigation firm in Vancouver specializing in the defence of claims against medical and educational institutions and insurance defence clients. Outside of work, Michael enjoys hiking, soccer, sailing, squash, and travelling.

Michael practices from our Victoria office at 301-1321 Blanshard Street.

Practice Area

Civil Litigation

Education & Year Of Call

A.B. (Molecular Biology) – Princeton University, 2006
JD – University of British Columbia, 2010
Called to the British Columbia Bar, 2011

*Practicing through the Michael N. Peirce Law Corporation

Representative Work

Theobald v. Coffey-Lewis, 2021 BCSC 2491 – Obtained a $1,269,849 judgment on behalf of a plaintiff seriously injured in two motor vehicle accidents – Trial

Singh v. Victoria & District Cricket Association, 2021 BCSC 2480 – Obtained an Order that a Society’s membership application process remain open and accessible at all times – Short Notice Application

Ralmax Properties Ltd. v. Pt. Ellice Properties Ltd., 2021 BCSC 2454 – Obtained an Order compelling the disclosure of documents over which privilege had been claimed – Application for Documents

Westland Insurance Company Limited v. Pounden, 2021 BCCA 156 – Appealed a judgment on a Petition regarding the application of BC’s Insurance Act – Appeal

Kinsol Timber Systems Ltd. v. Oliphant Properties Inc., 2021 BCSC 704 – Obtained an Order releasing $100,000 held in trust as security – Application

Harun-ar-Rashid v. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), 2019 ABQB 54– defeated a claim against a school involving allegedly improper hiring practices – Application to Strike/Dismiss

Hickey v. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver, 2017 BCSC 1176 – defeated a personal injury claim made against a church involving a trip and fall in a choir loft – Summary Trial application

Pausch v. Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, 2014 BCSC 2552 –(junior counsel) defeated a claim made against a hospital and staff involving the hearing protection and procedures used for patients undergoing MRI scans

Pausch v. Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (c.o.b. UBC Hospital),2014 BCSC 2036 – (junior counsel) successfully applied to have certain portions of the opposing expert’s report struck due lack of qualification regarding the subject matter

M. v. Sullivan, 2014 BCSC 1217 – successfully applied to have the plaintiff declared a vexatious litigant with respect to the parties and their counsel in the action

Madzar v. Sullivan, 2014 BCCA 139 – defeated appeal by plaintiff – the court of appeal upheld the lower court’s summary dismissal of the plaintiff’s claim

Werner v. Fraser Health Authority (c.o.b.Chilliwack General Hospital), 2014 BCSC 1034 – (junior counsel) defeated a claim made against a hospital and staff involving the procedure for IV insertion and preparation for a medical scan

Cole v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal, 2014 BCCA 2 – supported a successful appeal of a lower court dismissal of a want of prosecution application – appeal court held that respondent’s bare status as self-represented litigant was not a basis for dismissing the application (BCNU was appellant)

Madzar v. Sullivan, 2013 BCCA 335 – succeeded in consolidating numerous appeals into two “master” appeals

Yungen v. Fraser Health Authority, 2012 BCSC 933 – (junior counsel) defended a hospital in a personal injury claim regarding the amount of damages to be awarded to the plaintiff