Peter Roberts KC
Canada Guide 2025
Band 5 : Litigation: General Commercial
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Band 5
About
Provided by Peter Roberts KC
Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation; Construction, Infrastructure & Engineering; Defamation and Media; Estate Planning and Litigation; Healthcare; Insolvency & Restructuring; Insurance Litigation; Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Mining; Product Liability; Real Estate Litigation.
Career
Peter Roberts, KC, is a litigator with a wide range of experience, practising for over 30 years in Vancouver. For a number of years he practised criminal law before resuming civil and commercial litigation, including claims involving allegations of fraud. He has appeared before all levels of court in British Columbia as well as other professional bodies. He is called to the bar in a number of jurisdictions in Canada. His experience includes products liability, property law disputes, professional negligence claims, insurance defense and coverage, defamation, commercial disputes, contracts, company law, banking and insolvency litigation and estate litigation and administration. He also has experience obtaining and defending various types of injunctions, including Mareva and Anton Piller injunctions. He is well versed in strata corporation windups having completed the first court approved windup in B.C.
Peter was the Head of the Litigation Group at Lawson Lundell from 2008-2010.
Professional Memberships
Canadian Bar Association, Member
Justice Education Society, Board Member and Vice President
The Advocate, Editorial Board Member
Chambers Review
Canada
Peter Roberts KC is noted for his experience litigating a broad variety of cases, including insurance litigation and contractual disputes. Based in Vancouver, he regularly acts for clients from the natural resources and mining sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Peter is very smart, good at what he does and very reasonable. He has a clear head, can think of solutions in a very messy situation and has a very practical approach."
"I have good success working with Peter."
"Peter is very smart, good at what he does and very reasonable. He has a clear head, can think of solutions in a very messy situation and has a very practical approach."
"I have good success working with Peter."