Ben Kates

Ben Kates is a civil litigator and Co-Chair of WeirFoulds’ Regulatory Practice Group. His practice focuses on administrative and public law, representing and advising industry regulators, particularly self-regulated professions, on governance, registration, investigations, and capacity issues. He serves as prosecutor in disciplinary and fitness-to-practice matters and maintains a strong focus on applications for judicial review and appeals. In his civil litigation practice, Ben advises public and private sector clients, including not-for-profits, on litigation avoidance, governance, and privacy issues, and represents them in civil proceedings. He has extensive experience across civil, corporate-commercial, and administrative and public law, handling corporate and contractual disputes, professional liability matters, media and defamation claims, and class actions. Peers have entrusted Ben with leadership and teaching roles: he is director and corporate secretary of the Canadian Association of MAID Assessors and Providers and has taught administrative law at Osgoode Hall Law School.