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Julia Kindrachuk Fasken Associate Vancouver

Julia Kindrachuk

Associate Fasken
Jurisdiction British Columbia, 2020 | Ontario, 2018 | Saskatchewan, 2017
Language(s) English, French
Office(s) Vancouver
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Overview

Julia is an Associate in Fasken’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. Her practice focuses on commercial disputes, white collar and regulatory defence matters, and appeals.

Prior to joining Fasken, Julia practised at a boutique criminal, regulatory and constitutional law firm in Toronto. She has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario. Julia served as a law clerk to Justice Brown at the Supreme Court of Canada and judges of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. She also worked as a foreign law clerk for President Miriam Naor at the Supreme Court of Israel.

Julia is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan, College of Law where she received the Silver Medal and other academic awards, including prizes in torts, aboriginal law, and appellate advocacy. During law school, she worked as a research assistant to Professor Dwight Newman, working on matters related to aboriginal, constitutional and international law. Julia was also a law review editor and a member of the Gale Cup and Philip C. Jessup International Law moot teams.

Achievements

  • Recognized as Ones to Watch in Corporate and Commercial Litigation in Vancouver, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2022 to 2024
  • W.G. Morrow - R.C. Carter Prize in Aboriginal Law, 2015 to 2016
  • College of Law Upper-Year Juris Doctor Academic Achievement Scholarship, 2015 to 2016

Client Work

  • Proctorio asserts legal claim to protect confidential and copyrighted content, [Case - Proctorio, Incorporated], Developer of an online exam proctoring tool pursues claim to protect its confidential and copyrighted information.
  • Google LLC defends claims for breach of privacy and breach of consumer protection legislation related to Google Photos, [Case - Google, LLC], Plaintiff seeks to certify claims for breach of privacy related to Google Photos.
  • Trustees of the BC Credit Union Employee’s Pension Plan confirmed by Court of Appeal to have acted in accordance with the Plan and their fiduciary obligations, [Case - Trustees of the British Columbia Credit Union Employees’ Pension Plan], The trustees of a multi-employer pension plan of BC Credit Unions were found to have acted in accordance with the pension plan and their fiduciary obligations in increasing the normal retirement date to age 65 for full pension entitlement. The British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed a claim ostensibly brought by four members of the plan, but supported by the BC Government Employees Union.
  • Larkin v. Johnson, 2023 BCCA 116, [Case - Trustees of the British Columbia Credit Union Employees’ Pension Plan], Trustees of a multi-employer pension plan of BC Credit Unions were again vindicated by the Court of Appeal.
  • Counsel to Trustees of the British Columbia Credit Union Employees’ Pension Plan in member claim dispute, [Case - Trustees of the British Columbia Credit Union Employees’ Pension Plan], Took on a crucial role as legal counsel, representing pension plan trustees in a dispute involving four members of a multi-employer pension plan registered in British Columbia. This case revolves around the plan's defined benefit provisions and has implications for pension trustees.
  • Rigby Foods, Inc. v. B.C. Frozen Foods Ltd., 2023 BCSC 352, [Case - B.C. Frozen Foods Ltd.], Pre-judgment garnishing order in the context of e-mail ‘hacking’ dispute set aside.
  • Kraft Heinz Canada ULC v. Canada (Attorney General), 2022 BCSC 796, [Case - Kraft Heinz Canada Inc.], BC Supreme Court accepts that a self-help Dutch-law annulment declaration retroactively voided a cash capital contribution.
  • Prosecution for criminal negligence causing death arising from a workplace fatality, [Case - Gerald Karjala], Criminal negligence prosecution for workplace fatality.
  • Defence of unprecedented federal environmental prosecution for Teck Coal, [Case - Teck Coal Limited], The Federal Crown approved charges under the Fisheries Act, alleging that Teck Coal had deposited or permitted the deposit of a deleterious substance, coal mine waste rock leachate, from two of its mines over a ten year period.

Career & Education

Education

  • JD (with Great Distinction) University of Saskatchewan
  • BA, Philosophy and Political Science University of British Columbia

Memberships & Affiliations

  • The Advocates' Society
  • Vancouver Bar Association
  • Law Society of British Columbia
  • Law Society of Ontario
  • Law Society of Saskatchewan

Knowledge

Events

  • Symposium 2022 - The Cullen Commission Report on Money Laundering: What You Need to Know and What to Expect Next, 11/3/2022
  • Symposium 2020 - Cross-Border Investigations and Proceedings: What In-House Counsel Need to Know, 11/18/2020

Publications

  • Book Note: Cleaner, Greener, Healthier: A Prescription for Stronger Canadian Environmental Laws and Policies by David R. Boyd, 2/7/2016
  • Statutory Immunity from Charter Damages: Ernst v. Alberta Energy Regulator, 12/7/2015
  • Book Note: Métis – Race, Recognition and the Struggle for Indigenous Peoplehood by Chris Andersen, 12/6/2015
Article, Author Book Note: Cleaner, Greener, Healthier: A Prescription for Stronger Canadian Environmental Laws and Policies by David R. Boyd 79:2 Sask Law Rev 325
Article, Author Statutory Immunity from Charter Damages: Ernst v. Alberta Energy Regulator 78:2 Sask L Rev 379
Article, Author Book Note: Métis – Race, Recognition and the Struggle for Indigenous Peoplehood by Chris Andersen 78:2 Sask L Rev 413

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