Randal Kaardal

Randy J. Kaardal, K.C. is a senior litigator handling a wide range of commercial litigation for clients in the financial, mining, forestry, and manufacturing sectors. He has conducted hearings before all levels of Court in Canada, including the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the British Columbia Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. He also regularly appears before various administrative tribunals including the B.C. Securities Commission, the Federal and Provincial Human Rights Tribunals, and the Environmental Appeal Tribunal. In addition, Mr. Kaardal maintains a labour and employment practice representing both employers and employees on employment, labour and pension issues. In this capacity he has appeared in numerous arbitration hearings and in proceedings before both the federal and provincial labour relations boards and the superior courts. Mr. Kaardal is recognized inThe Canadian Legal Lexpert Directoryas one of the leading lawyers in Canada and Litigation Star inBenchmark Litigation. He is also recognized inThe Best Lawyers in Canadain the areas of Administrative and Public Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Labour and Employment Law,Who’s Who Legal Canadafor Labour, Employment & Benefits, and is ranked in the London-basedChambers Canada Guidein Litigation: General Commercial (British Columbia). He served as a law clerk to the Honourable Beverley McLachlin, then Justice of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, and the Honourable Henry Hutcheon from 1986 to 1987. In 2014 Mr. Kaardal was appointed King’s Counsel.