Atty. Gavin Hume, KC
Gavin is extremely well known in the labour law community, and was voted by his peers as Labour and Employment Law Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in Canada in 2012. He brings a wealth of experience working with clients in the labour and employment field and has a deep knowledge of the history, origins and key issues in law.
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Gavin Hume, KC is a employment attorney based in Vancouver, British Columbia, practicing at Harris & Company LLP. Admitted to practice in British Columbia, Law Society of British Columbia. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Labour and Employment Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Employment (2026). Serands clients in Vancouver, BC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Gavin is extremely well known in the labour law community, and was voted by his peers as Labour and Employment Law Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in Canada in 2012
- He brings a wealth of experience working with clients in the labour and employment field and has a deep knowledge of the history, origins and key issues in law
- Gavin intuitively understands the forces and dynamics of a situation and provides his clients with expert, straightforward advice
- Gavin’s practice focuses on labour relations and employment law
- His experience includes representation of management clients before the labour relations boards, arbitration boards, the Provincial Court of British Columbia and the Supreme Court of British Columbia
- In addition, Gavin provides clients with legal and tactical advice and long term planning strategies in the employment and labour relations area
- He has acted for a wide variety of companies in the resource and other sectors of the British Columbia economy
- Gavin is a past president of the Law Society of BC, Life Bencher, former Chair, and current member of the Law Society of BC (LSBC) Ethics Committee, LSBC representative, on the council of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, and Chair of the Federation’s Standing Committee on the Model Code of Professional Conduct
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Gavin Hume, KC handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Why local counsel matters in British Columbia
Practicing law in British Columbia. Legal matters in British Columbia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Vancouver are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate British Columbia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in British Columbia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in British Columbia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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