Denny’s practice involves insurance and coverage, civil, commercial, class action, construction, and aviation disputes.
Denny has defended design professionals and companies against professional liability, directors’ and officers’ liability, product liability, cyber liability, property damage, and general liability claims. He has advised on, defended, and enforced coverage and bad faith claims for insurers and insureds.
Denny has defended national class actions involving product liability and consumer protection claims under the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act and Competition Act. He has also been involved as monitor counsel in a representative action for some 1000 putative members involving novel claims for breach of customary international law. In defending class actions, Denny has experience coordinating multi-defendant strategies on pre-certification motions and at certification.
Denny acts in civil and commercial disputes involving partnership, joint-venture, shareholder, fraud, secured and unsecured loan and investments, mining, and other contractual matters. Denny has defended class actions involving product liability and consumer protection claims, including at pre-certification motions and certification hearings.
Denny represents construction stakeholders throughout the life of a project. He negotiates and drafts contracts during the procurement process. He also defends and prosecutes claims involving delay, extras, builders’ liens, performance bonds, and labour and material payment bonds.
In aviation matters, Denny has acted for insurers and airlines in defending and prosecuting claims for breach of contract, fraud, hull damage, and business interruption.
Denny has litigated at all levels of court in British Columbia, in arbitrations under a variety of arbitral rules, and in tribunals. Denny has been ranked every year from 2022 to 2025 in Best Lawyers® in Canada: Ones To Watch (Insurance Law, 2022-2025; Construction Law, 2025).
