Experience
Spencer is passionate about finding practical legal solutions to achieve her clients aims. She believes in remaining dogged in advancing her clients’ interests while simultaneously taking a common sense approach to resolving disputes.She is proud to practice for DWF in Victoria, enabling her to provide premium legal services to Vancouver Island clients, while continuing to practice across the province. Community involvement is important to Spencer, and at present she is actively involved the Chair of the CBA Young Lawyers Victoria Section, providing pro-bono services for Access Pro Bono’s legal clinic, and regularly participating in fundraising for Covenant House Vancouver, the United Way, and other charities.
Education
J.D. University of Victoria, 2019B.A., University of British Columbia, 2014
Professional Memberships & Affiliations
- Called to the British Columbia Bar in 2020
- Member of the Law Society of British Columbia
- Member of the Canadian Bar Association
- Member of the Advocates Society
Publications
“It’s not you, It’s me: Disclaimer of Contracts in Receivership and CCAA proceedings”, co-authored with Matthew Nied, 2018 Annual Review of Insolvency Law, presented at the February 2019 ARIL conference in Montréal.Articles
COVID Continues: Uncertainty for Employers with Mandatory Vaccine Policies
When an insurer is estopped from denying coverage, and other Supreme Court of Canada musings on the relationship between and insurer and insured