Tom Hawkins recently completed a 17 day sail across the Tasman Sea as crew aboard the well known 46’ boat “Mahina Tiare III”. The 1,500 mile passage across one of the more challenging Seas in the world from Brisbane to Auckland NZ included winds to 46 knots and was reportedly sailing at its best.… more »
Retired lawyer Peter G. Bernard, Q.C. received the Maritime Museum of B.C. SS Beaver Medal for Maritime Excellence along with fellow recipients, Robert G. Allan, a noted Naval Architect and Dennis Washington, owner of the Washington Marine Group at an award Ceremony held at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club on November 20, 2012. The SS Beaver Medal recognizes Mr.… more »
We are pleased to announce that James Vander Woude joined the firm on September 17, 2012 as an associate. James recently returned to Vancouver after having studied law at the University of New Brunswick, and then articling and practising law in Saint John, New Brunswick. James will be working with senior counsel in our litigation, insurance and personal injury… more »
Retired lawyer Peter G. Bernard, Q.C. will receive the Maritime Museum of B.C. SS Beaver Medal for Maritime Excellence. The SS Beaver Medal for Maritime Excellence recognizes Mr. Bernard’s outstanding contributions to the British Columbia oceans sector in the field of maritime law. This is a new award being instituted by the Maritime Museum of BC to acknowledge… more »
Bernard LLP is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA) 2012 Legal Section Annual Meeting entitled: “Insurance Law: The Modern Era“. The Annual Meeting is being held from September 19 – 21, 2012 at the Hotel Sofitel in Montreal, Quebec.… more »
Joan Rush, Associate Counsel with Bernard LLP, was awarded a Law Foundation grant in April 2012 to study the issue of access to dental care for BC adults with developmental disabilities. Joan, and two UBC Law students working under her direction, will research the scope of Government’s obligation to ensure timely access to necessary dental treatment for this vulnerable… more »
As of June 15, 2012 Peter Bernard, Q.C. has retired from the practice of law. Nonetheless, Peter will continue to sit as a member of the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada and is available to serve as an arbitrator or mediator. We wish Peter all the best in his retirement.… more »
Peter Swanson was chair of the Host Committee of the recently held 18th International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators in Vancouver from May 13-18, 2012. The very successful Congress was attended by lawyers, arbitrators and other industry professionals from around the world. The next Congress will be held in Shanghai in 2015.… more »
Tom Hawkins recently chaired the very successful Canadian Maritime Law Association legal education seminar on May 12, 2012, which was held in conjunction with the Association’s annual general meeting. The topics covered ranged from shipping in the Arctic, to green house gas emissions, to general maritime law developments.… more »
Tom Beasley, Associate Counsel with Bernard LLP, is co-counsel for the Learning Disabilities Association of Canada, which is an intervenor in the appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada of Moore v BC (Ministry of Education), 2010 BCHRT 478. The Appeal, which is to be heard on March 22, 2012, concerns whether the School District of North… more »