P: (604) 891-7215
F: (604) 682-5217
E: kwigmore@wt.ca
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Assistant:
Suzette Whitworth
P: (604) 891-7242
E: swhitworth@wt.ca

• Construction
• Insurance
• Multi-Jurisdictional
  Disputes
• Professional Liability
• Subrogation
• Transportation
• *Kim A. Wigmore Law Corporation

Profile

Kim Wigmore's practice involves a broad range of insurance litigation with a focus on casualty, professional liability, and transportation-related insurance issues. He appears frequently in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the Federal Court of Canada, and the British Columbia Court of Appeal. Kim also has extensive experience in mediations.

Kim’s particular areas of experience include:

• acting for defendants in all types of transportation-related accidents, including bodily injury and wrongful death
• acting for defendants in marine and inland marine cargo defence and subrogation
• acting for defendants in professional negligence claims involving architects, engineers and other design professionals
• acting for defendants in property damage and casualty claims, with particular emphasis on fire losses, product liability, occupiers liability and construction deficiency claims
• advising insurers on coverage obligations under all types of policies including Hull and Machinery, Protection and Indemnity, Cargo, Professional Indemnity, CGL and Comprehensive Homeowners

Kim is a Managing Director of Whitelaw Twining, is the head of Whitelaw Twining’s Transportation Group, is past chair of the British Columbia Maritime Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association, a Director of the Canadian Transport Lawyers Association, and a former executive member of the Marine Insurance Association of British Columbia.

Education

LL.M., University of London, 1997
LL.B., Dalhousie University, 1994
B.Sc., University of British Columbia, 1990

Professional Memberships & Affiliations

Called to the British Columbia Bar in 1995
Member of the Law Society of England and Wales
Canadian Maritime Law Association
Canadian Board of Marine Underwriters
Canadian Transport Lawyers Association
Marine Insurance Association of British Columbia
Member of the Canadian Bar Association Air and Space Law, Civil Litigation, Insurance Law, and Maritime Law Sections

Publications

Kim has written papers on many aspects of insurance law and civil litigation. He frequently presents seminars for clients, professional groups, and industry groups on these topics. A selection of Kim’s work includes:

Canadian Liability Issues in Motor Truck Transport Claims 
E-Discovery in British Columbia
Narrowing the Scope of Canadian Maritime Law
Trends in Liquor Host Liability
Small Vessel Monitoring and Inspection Program
Inherent Vice and Fortuitous Events in "All Risks" Policies
Workers Compensation Legislation and Canadian Maritime Law
Motor Carrier Law in B.C. is Clarified

Interests

Outside the office Kim enjoys running, skiing and playing soccer. He enjoys spending time with his three daughters, and coaches both soccer and field hockey on the weekends. Kim is proud to be a past campaign co-ordinator for the United Way.