Benjamin Isitt, BA (Hons.), MA, LLB, PhD (Law), PhD (Hist.), Barrister and Solicitor, operates a general legal practice based in Lekwungen territory (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada).

Areas of focus include public interest law, social justice law, environmental law, Indigenous and Aboriginal law, the law of employment and labour, municipal law, and administrative law.

Isitt holds PhDs in Law (University of Victoria) and History (University of New Brunswick), a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (University of London), a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History and Professional Writing (University of Victoria), and a Master of Arts in History (University of Victoria).

Isitt has acted as counsel in proceedings before the following courts and tribunals:

• Supreme Court of Canada;
• Federal Court of Appeal of Canada;
• Federal Court of Canada;
• British Columbia Court of Appeal;
• British Columbia Supreme Court;
• British Columbia Provincial Court;
• Ontario Court of Justice;
• British Columbia Civil Resolution Tribunal;
• British Columbia Environmental Appeal Board;
• British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal;
• British Columbia Residential Tenancy Branch; and
• Indigenous tribunals and review bodies.

In addition to advocacy work, Isitt is a legal scholar, historian and public speaker. He has extensive experience in academia and public office and is the author of several books examining connections between social justice, public policy, and Canadian and global affairs, including the recent publication Protest, Property Rights, and the Law in British Columbia from UBC Press. As a board member for a number of non-profit societies and large public-sector organizations, Isitt’s experience includes governance, operations and financial oversight.

For assistance with your legal matters, please contact: ben@isitt.ca. A portion of all billable work subsidizes access to legal services on a pro bono or discounted basis for non-profit organizations and low-income individuals.