SANDERSON LAW
COVERAGE COUNSEL | OPINIONS
SANDERSON LAW
COVERAGE COUNSEL | OPINIONS
EDUCATION
University of Alberta
Master of Laws (LL.M) 1988
McGill University
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) 1981
Bachelor of Arts (B.A. Hons.) 1978
AWARDS
Lee Samis Award of Excellence
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Commercial General Liability Insurance [Co-Author & Editor]
-Butterworths, 2000
The Comprehensive General Liability Policy: The Insuring Intent
-Butterworths, 1990
Journals
Coverage B in Canada: Its History and Interpretation
-Chapter 26 of Coverage B: Personal and Advertising Injury Compendium, DRI, June, 2014
Apportionment & Allocation in the Post-Nichols World, Part I and II
-Canadian Journal of Insurance Law, Vol. 31, No. 1 and 2, January and March, 2013
The Canadian Experience with Personal Injury and Advertising Liability Coverage
-Canadian Journal of Insurance Law, Vol. 30, No. 4, July, 2012
Professional Judgment & the CGL
-The Canadian Insurance Law Review, May, 1996. [6 C.I.L.R.: 2, 117-141]
Pollution, Continuing Damage & the Insurance Policy
-The Canadian Insurance Law Review, June, 1995. [5 C.I.L.R.: 3, 265-292]
Heather has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada and all levels of Courts in Alberta, and was co-counsel on the longest civil trial in the history of the Northwest Territories. Heather has testified as an expert witness on insurance and civil litigation issues before the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Quebec Superior Court.
The two major works Heather has authored are standard industry reference materials and are on the required reading lists of several Canadian universities and community colleges. Both works have been cited in numerous insurance publications and by courts across Canada.
Heather is the Continuing Education Lead on the Insurance Committee of the Canadian Defence Lawyers Association and the Chair of the Canadian Law and Cross-Border Issues Sub-Committee of the Insurance Committee of the Defence Lawyers Institute
In 2012 Heather received the Lee Samis Award, granted to those who in the opinion of the Canadian Defence Lawyers Association is deserving of national recognition for their contributions to Canadian insurance law and the community it supports.
EXPERIENCE
Heather Sanderson, the principal at Sanderson Law, has over 30 years of experience providing legal advice and direction on the investigation, defence and prosecution of commercial and personal lines claims and litigation.
In addition to being a skilled advocate, she has extensive experience with policy drafting, defending actions within the self-insured retention and bad faith actions.
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