Admitted: 1993, Ontario; 2000, British Columbia
Law School: University of Wales (LL.B., 1985; LL.M., Marine, 1988); Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1991)
Member: Peterborough Law Association; Canadian Bar Association; Law Society of Upper Canada; Law Society of British Columbia (Non-Practicing Member); Canadian Maritime Law Association.
Biography: Recipient: Dalhousie University, Canadian Bar Association Maritime Law Prize; Edward C. Foley Memorial Scholarship. Author: "Hazardous goods at sea. Are safe ships and clean seas mutually exclusive? A Canadian Perspective." Marine Policy, pp. 306-332, July 1992; "Marine Liability Act of Canada - Short Comparison of Maritime Liability Regimes in Canada and the United States." Co-Author: with A. Barry Oland, "Wavelength," JSE Bulletin No. 43, pp. 33-42, September 2001. Deployment with United Nations Peacekeeping Forces, Cyprus, Spring 2004. Witness, Environment Committee (House of Commons) regarding amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), March 1999. Witness, Transport Committee(s), both in the House of Commons and the Senate regarding amendments to the Marine Liability Act (Bill C-7), April and June 2009. Chair, CBA National Maritime Law Section 2008/10. Chair, Federal Court Bench and Bar Liaison Committee, 2007/10.
Born: Bournemouth, England
Languages: English