Aneka Jiwaji

Biography

Aneka has made submissions at all levels of court in British Columbia. Having previously worked as Litigation Counsel for the British Columbia Securities Commission, she has significant expertise and experience in securities regulatory enforcement matters and holds a Masters of Law (LLM) specialising in Securities Law from Osgoode Hall Law School. Prior to her role as Litigation Counsel at the regulator, she worked as a commercial litigation associate at a leading international law firm and a full-service regional firm. Aneka holds a Juris Doctor from Thompson Rivers University Faculty of Law where she was on the Dean’s List. She also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Sauder School of Business at University of British Columbia.

Aneka is passionate about improving the legal profession. In addition to being an active content writer on LinkedIn and for industry publications, she has been included on the “long list” of Canadian Lawyers Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers 2023 and 2024 in the “changemakers” category. In 2024, Aneka was nominated through letters of recommendation by fellow Canadian Bar Association Members for the Canadian Bar Association BC Diversity and Equality Award. Aneka is an active member of the Advocates’ Society and has presented as a panelist at the 14th Annual Securities Symposium on the topic of “Practice Before the Tribunal”.

Speaking Engagements

• Practice Before the Tribunal, The Advocates’ Society 14^th Annual Securities Law Symposium, September 2024.
• In Hindsight: What I wish I had Known, Authentic Lawyer Summit, November 2023.
• Don’t get more (or less) than you bargained for: Terms, Conditions, Interpretation and Oh So Many Pitfalls, Dentons Canada LLP, October 2020.
• Legal Barriers faced by Individuals Diagnosed with Eating Disorders in British Columbia, Body of Law: Is it time for a check-up? An examination of the intersections between health and the legal system, February 2014.

Publications

• The Evolving Impact of Vavilov on Commercial Arbitration, Dentons Commercial Litigation Blog, Apr 21, 2021.
• British Columbia’s Domestic Arbitration Regime – Taking Cues from International Arbitration, International Arbitration: A Review of 2020 – Canada and Beyond, Apr 1, 2021.
• “Duty Of Good Faith”: What Is Its Scope? BC Broker Magazine, February 2020.
• Who is Responsible for Paying the Strata’s Deductible, BC Broker Magazine, August 2018.
• Case Comment: Party Bus Atlantic Inc. v. Temple Insurance Company, 2016 NSSC 96, Ontario Bar Association Insurance Newsletter, June 23, 2016, Co-Authored by Morgan Martin.