VCARD
Education
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Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada (CIPP/C), 2025
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Partner, McKercher LLP, 2020
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Admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar, 2017
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Juris Doctor (with Great Distinction), College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, 2012
Preferred Service Areas
- Arbitration
- Class Action and Mass Torts
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Receivership
- Construction, Infrastructure and Procurement
- Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Cyber Security and Data Privacy
- Insurance Law
- Privacy and Information Protection
Professional Involvement
- Member, Canadian Bar Association Saskatchewan Judicial Council, Court of Appeal
- Member, Law Society of Saskatchewan
Community Involvement
- Coach, U of S College of Law Davies Corporate/Securities Moot Team (2024 to present)
- Member, CREW Sask (networking organization for women in commercial real estate and related industries)
- Treasurer, Saskatchewan Elocution and Debate Association (2018-2022)
Caroline is a partner in the McKercher LLP Saskatoon office and practices in the areas of commercial litigation, insurance defence, and privacy and access law.
She handles disputes involving, among other things, contracts, construction, real estate, debts, shareholders, property damage, and professional liability. Caroline has experience with class actions, plans of arrangement, and insolvency matters.
Caroline also practices in the area of privacy and access law, and became a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada (CIPP/C) in 2025.
Before joining McKercher LLP in 2017, Caroline spent five years working in the Calgary office of a large national law firm. Caroline joined the McKercher LLP partnership in 2020.
Book a 10-minute Intro Call with Caroline: To discuss a matter on which you would like Caroline’s assistance, book a telephone call with her on Calendly.
Caroline’s recent publications and speaking engagements include:
- Panelist, “Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Managing Risk”, Saskatchewan Legal Executive Forum, May 10, 2024
- “Fairness and Efficiency in Prospective Class Actions”, Risk Management Counsel newsletter, January 2024
- “Court signs off on contract acceptance via emoji”, LAW360 Canada, July 6, 2023
- Presenter, “Out-of-Province Litigation: Saskatchewan Lawyers Practicing in Alberta”, CBA Saskatchewan Civil Litigation North Section, February 28, 2023
- “The ABCs of Avoiding Construction Claims”, We Build magazine, Spring 2023
- “Avoiding Construction Claims – Top Five Ways to Stay out of Court”, Industry West magazine, Spring 2023
- “An Update on Saskatchewan’s Prompt Payment Regime”, We Build magazine, Winter 2022
- “Technology on Trial”, presentation for Canadian Bar Association Saskatchewan Midwinter Meeting, January 25, 2022
- “Insurance claims, court procedures & trials: What to expect in 2022”, Risk Management Counsel of Canada, January 13, 2022
- “COVID-19’s Long-Term Effects on Legal Services for Saskatchewan Businesses”, Industry West magazine, Fall 2021
- “Navigating Delay Claims”, presentation for Saskatoon Construction Association, March 10, 2021
- “Discussing the New Prompt Payment Legislation”, Law Society of Saskatchewan Continuing Professional Development video
- “Saskatchewan’s New Prompt Payment Regime for Construction Projects”, Industry West magazine, Fall 2020
Representative Experience
Recent matters in which Caroline has been involved include:
- Representing owners and contractors in builders’ lien claims and construction disputes ranging in value from thousands to millions of dollars
- Representing owners, contractors, and engineers in complex, multimillion-dollar property damage and professional liability claims
- Successfully applying to dismiss a prospective class action for want of prosecution
- Successfully opposing an application for an interim injunction to stop a grade discontinuance at a school
- Obtaining a favourable ruling in an arbitration regarding the interpretation of a contractual limitation of liability clause
- Obtaining an order requiring a bankrupt to repay the balance owing to a creditor client as a condition of discharge from bankruptcy
- Negotiating the successful resolution of contaminated land cases on behalf of landowners
- Successfully applying to strike a claim against a municipality in relation to a property tax assessment
- Successfully negotiating the withdrawal of a Third Party Claim against a manufacturer client, without payment on behalf of the manufacturer
- Obtaining favourable settlements for clients holding builders’ liens, in the context of a Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act proceeding
- Obtaining a favourable decision for a commercial landlord in a rental arbitration
- Obtaining an interlocutory injunction to enforce an easement over a retail development
- Successfully opposing a landowner’s application to enjoin the construction of a pipeline
- Successfully applying to remove a caveat and certificate of lis pendens filed against residential development land worth approximately C$7 million
Recent reported decisions in which Caroline has been involved include:
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Wintercorn v Global Learning Group Inc., 2024 ONSC 6071 (https://canlii.ca/t/k7mp6)
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Arborfield (RM) v North East School Division, 2023 SKKB 178 (https://canlii.ca/t/k0417)
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Huard v The Winning Combination Inc., 2022 SKCA 130 (https://canlii.ca/t/jsx62)
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Smith (Re), 2022 SKQB 109 (https://canlii.ca/t/jnzcl)
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Stephens v MLT Aikins LLP, 2021 SKQB 323 (https://canlii.ca/t/jlnl8)
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Wintercorn v Global Learning Group Inc., 2021 ONSC 2231 (https://canlii.ca/t/jdwnr)
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Huard v Winning Combination Inc., 2021 SKQB 65 (https://canlii.ca/t/jf00b)
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Stephens v MLT Aikins LLP, 2020 SKQB 266 (http://canlii.ca/t/jb7v8)
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Rosetown (Town) v Bridge Road Construction Ltd., 2020 SKQB 3 (http://canlii.ca/t/j4sb7)
Awards & Recognition
Caroline was recently selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2026 in the fields of Class Action Litigation and Corporate and Commercial Litigation for Saskatoon. She has been listed in Best Lawyers® since 2025.
Caroline won Mondaq’s Autumn 2023 Thought Leadership Award for Dispute Resolution in Canada for her article, “The ABCs of Avoiding Construction Claims”.
