Background

Katherine Ayre-Tanchak is a lawyer in our Toronto Office and obtained her law degree from the University of Western Ontario.

Prior to attending law school, Katherine received an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Guelph. She also became a glider pilot as well as a commercially licensed pilot for fixed-wing aircraft.

Areas of Practice

• Katherine practices civil litigation including insurance law, product liability, transportation, aviation law, municipal liability and professional negligence.

Professional Experience

• Katherine has acted and assisted on files ranging from Small Claims Court matters to Appeals.

Publications

• D. Bruce Garrow & Katherine L. Ayre, “The recovery of non-pecuniary damages in Canada: The cap on recovery, jury trials, and other unique considerations for general damage awards” (2010) 35:1 Ann. Air & Sp. L. 75.
• Tim Bates, Carla Sage & Katherine Ayre “Limitation Acts in the 21st Century” in Mr. Justice Todd L. Archibald & Mr. Justice Randall Scott Echlin eds., Annual Review of Civil Litigation, 2009 (Carswell: 2009) 323.

Professional and Community Activities

• Ontario Bar Association
• Canadian Defence Lawyers
• DRI (Aerospace law)
• Canadian Transport Lawyers Association
• Advocates' Society