About Blakeney Henneberry Murphy & Rance

Blakeney Henneberry Murphy & Rance is a small Toronto litigation firm that concentrates on insurance defence, coverage, and compliance work. The firm represents property and casualty insurers, brokers, independent adjusters, and service providers across Canada, the United States, the U.K., South America, and Europe. Its practice covers fleet auto, construction, environmental, and institutional liability claims, along with professional liability, medical claims, coverage disputes, and brokers' errors and omissions matters.

Three of the firm's four lawyers, William Blakeney, Ruth Henneberry, and David Murphy, are graduates of Dalhousie Law School in Halifax. Murphy and Henneberry were both called to the Ontario bar in 1989, and each has practiced insurance litigation for more than 20 years. Blakeney has served as counsel on institutional liability, environmental, and class action matters, including the Indian Residential Schools litigation, and took part in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission from its start. Andrew Rance, who holds a law degree from Bond University in Australia, joined the firm as an associate in the winter of 2015.

In the community

  • William Blakeney was one of the original founders of the Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC).
  • David Murphy has delivered lectures through the Ontario Insurance Institute and contributed to continuing legal education seminars for the insurance sector.

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This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1989–2014 · median 24 years in practice 2 of 4 lawyers
Law schools
Bond University, Dalhousie Law School 2 of 4 lawyers

Where to find them

67 Yonge Street, Suite 804, Toronto, ON M5E 1J8 · 416-408-4400

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