Wayne Francis

902.428.1490   |   [email protected]   |   LinkedIn

Assistant:  Wanda Dagnall
902.429.3400 ext. 3315    |    [email protected]

AREA OF PRACTICE

Insurance Defence, Insurance Subrogation

YEAR OF CALL

2003

PRACTICE OVERVIEW

Wayne is our subrogation team leader. He has worked successfully with insurers seeking recovery on personal and commercial claims throughout Atlantic Canada. In particular, he has secured many successful recoveries of fire and flood damages relating to defective products.

Wayne also does a wide variety of insurance defence work for many national and international insurers, with a focus on construction-related claims and personal injury matters. He has successfully appeared before all levels of Courts in Nova Scotia, including as lead counsel in several insurance-related trials.

In 2022, Wayne was recognized by Lexpert as a Leading Practitioner in the area of Litigation – Commercial Insurance.

Wayne has been Managing Partner of our firm since 2021. He also heads our internal CLE training program and enjoys providing educational seminars for clients.

NOTEWORTHY DECISIONS

• Superport Marine Services Limited v. Balodis Incorporated, 2021 NSSC 196
• Nti Boilers Inc. v Muelink & Grol B.V., 2021 CanLII 139442
• Classic Freight Systems (2011) Limited v. Dexter Construction Company Limited, 2019 NSSC 347
• Barry v Halifax (Regional Municipality), 2018 NSCA 79
• Jerabek v Scotia Fuels Ltd., 2015 NSSC 283
• MacDonald v Hollands Carriers Ltd, 2011 NSSC 130, aff’d 2012 NSCA 47