Alex L. Eged
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OVERVIEW
Alex brings over 30 years of litigation experience to his clients and the team of lawyers he leads at Richards Buell Sutton.
Working with top companies from around the world on highly difficult to straight forward matters, Alex provides a vast range of services. As a litigator he has handled complex multi-million dollar matters, many of which have proceeded through both trial and appeal. He routinely advises clients on pre-litigation matters such as risk management, contractual rights and obligations and resolution of disputes. He is acknowledged in the legal community as an effective and practical lawyer and is regularly retained to assume conduct of difficult and challenging files from other lawyers.
Alex’s multiple successes at the highest level of B.C. courts have resulted in several long term clients who depend on him to manage litigation risk, and when necessary, a high degree of competency at trial. His competency comes from having conducted over 300 trials in his career. Alex has conducted trials as Crown Counsel on behalf of the Attorney General of B.C., and as counsel for numerous individuals, partnerships and small to large provincial, national and multinational corporations. He has appeared before all levels of B.C. courts as well as Alberta and Ontario superior courts. He has conducted judge and jury and judge alone trials, appeals, summary trials and “fast track” litigation trials. Alex also has extensive experience with judicial settlement conferences and other forms of alternate dispute resolution including mediation, arbitration and party to party negotiations.
His practice is focused on insurance, construction and corporate commercial litigation.
Alex provides legal services through Alex L. Eged Law Corporation.
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENT WORK
INSURANCE
Commercial Liability
From complex bodily injury to significant property damage claims Alex has acted for most of the top insurance companies in the world by, amongst other things, defending their insureds under CGL policies. Insureds include sports and recreation service providers and clubs, municipalities, commercial hosts, occupiers, builders, developers, product manufacturers and distributors, transportation companies and several multi-national retailers.
Professional Liability
Professionals demand that their counsel provide highly skilled, sensible and timely legal services in the context of their professional liability insurance policies and when independently retained. Alex has and continues to provide his professional clients with this level of service. These professional clients presently include many architects, engineers and insurance brokers. Past professional clients also include dentists, denturists, educators, stock and real estate brokers.
Additionally, Alex has represented and assisted many professionals with matters related to their governing bodies or regulatory associations. These matters have included allegations of professional misconduct, disqualification, suspension, other forms of discipline and admissions.
Personal Lines
Alex acts for many insurers whose business focuses on personal property and liability insurance. Occupiers liability, nuisance, trespass and pet owner liability are just a few of the types of cases flowing from the liability coverage.
Given his experience with Crown Counsel and working for personal lines insurers he is regularly retained to advance subrogated claims on large loss cases.
Coverage and Policy Drafting
Coverage opinions rendered on warranty claims, CGL, E&O, personal lines and directors and officers policies. Alex also acts for insurers and, in certain cases, insureds if litigating a coverage dispute becomes necessary.
Drafting insurance policy wordings, revisions and creation or amendment of endorsements are services also provided to insurer clients.
CONSTRUCTION
Alex acts for international, national, local and governmental property developers in creating contract language, minimizing litigation and other risks and litigating their construction based disputes.
Alex has also represented contractors, sub-contractors and property owners in addressing construction deficiency and delay claims and allegations.
CORPORATE COMMERCIAL
Extensive corporate commercial litigation experience including international fraud, real property, easement and right of way disputes, class action defences, unpaid debts, anti-suit and Mareva injunctions, shareholder and contractual disputes.
NOTABLE CASES
Alex has been counsel of record on many reported cases including:
Sidhu v. Kalgidhar Darbar Sahib Society, 2024 BCCA 402
- appeal, based on error of law, of chambers judge’s affirmation of society’s governing body selection process
Sidhu v. Kalgidhar Darbar Sahib Society, 2024 BCCA 289
- urgent application to stay Supreme Court order affirming the selection of a society’s governing body
- application to quash subpoenas pursuant to Income Tax Act of Canada
Anastasiades v. Revera Inc., 2023 BCSC 1102
- application to strike third party notice in proposed class action for negligent operation of long term care facilities during COVID-19
Dhillon v. Robertson, 2023 BCCA 140
- dismissal of appeal advanced on basis of improper exercise of trial judge’s discretion and her failure to address abuse of process allegations
656621 B.C. Ltd. v. David Moerman Painting Ltd., 2022 BCSC 1683
- dismissal of $15.0 Million USD damage claim for losses incurred due to negligent handling of combustible materials and large scale fire at luxury resort property
656621 B.C. Ltd. v. David Moerman Painting Ltd., 2022 BCSC 318
- ruling subsequent to five day voir dire challenging the admissibility of expert evidence on grounds of bias and advocacy
Prosperity Electric v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 BCCA 237
- appeal concerning the judicial interpretation of “physical loss or damage” to property and the necessity of proving harmful, physical alteration prior to triggering property insurance coverage
- appeal concerning the common law duty of homeowners to take reasonable care in removing snow and ice from municipal sidewalks adjacent to their residences
Woo v. Crème De La Crumb Bakeshop Ltd., 2020 BCSC 1595
- determination of catastrophically injured plaintiff’s entitlement to recover future, full time, residential healthcare costs pursuant to the Continuing Care Act and the Continuing Care Fees Regulation
Prosperity Electric v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2020 BCSC 1171
- summary dismissal of insured’s claim to coverage for smoke and soot contaminated electrical stock
Woo v. Crème De La Crumb Bakeshop Ltd., 2020 BCCA 172
- appeal of liability finding based on standard of care and causation rulings of the trial judge and response to cross appeal of 50% contributory negligence finding by the trial judge
Woo v. Crème De La Crumb Bakeshop Ltd., 2020 BCSC 42
- challenge on the admissibility of a Ministry of Health certificate for recovery from defendant under the Health Care Costs Recovery Act
Alex’s full suite of notable cases can be found here.
HONOURS & AWARDS
Alex has been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the area of Insurance Law for the 2025 edition. Inclusion in this publication is based entirely on peer-review.
