Background
Edward Ayers is a partner at our Toronto office. Mr. Ayers was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1971.
Areas of Practice
- Civil Litigation - specializing in insurance law, municipal liability, election law, construction law, broadcasting law, administrative law and constitutional law
Professional and Community Activities
- Founding Director of Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario and formerly Chairperson, Discipline Committee of Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario
- Member, Legislation Committee and Professional Conduct Committee, Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario, 1979-1985
- Has lectured extensively for the Canadian Bar Association and various municipal groups on municipal liability issues
- Member, Advocates' Society
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
Publications include:
- “Preliminary Considerations in Products Liability,” a manual for the Canadian Bar Association considering conflicts of laws and concurrent tort/contract liability issues.
- “The Liability Crisis: Sewer and Watermain Failures,” a paper presented to the Municipal Engineers Association.
- Co-author of “Maintenance of Highways and Roads - How has the Standard of Care Shifted?” prepared for 4th Annual Canadian Institute seminar on Provincial/Municipal Government Liability, February 26 and 27 1998, with Michael C. Smith.
- Contributions to the Municipal Law section of the Canadian Bar Association.
