Dominic Clarke

Practice Areas

Dominic practises principally in the area of insurance litigation encompassing both coverage and defence matters. A “go-to” counsel for insurers both nationally and internationally, Dominic’s expertise is sought out on large and complex coverage claims. He specialises in advising and representing insurers with respect to commercial general liability, directors’ and officers’ liability and commercial property policies. He has significant experience in the defence of products liability and sexual abuse litigation. A force in the courtroom, he has appeared in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal. A leading expert in insurance coverage and reinsurance matters, Dominic is a frequent lecturer and is hailed as "very experienced, very agreeable and highly competent” by Who’s Who Legal, with respondents drawing praise for his litigation practice, especially in coverage disputes. He has published numerous thought leadership pieces in his nearly three decades. He is a graduate of Cambridge University, England, where he obtained both an MA and an LLM.

Career

Called to the Bar of England & Wales in 1988 and to the Bar of Ontario in 1992.

Professional Memberships

Law Society of Ontario

Ontario Bar Association

The Advocates' Society

Defence Research Institute