September 6th, 2022
Peter Swanson recently spoke at an on-line seminar hosted jointly by the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CEITAC), the Vancouver Maritime Arbitrators Association (VMAA) and the CIETAC North America Arbitration Center entitled “The Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements and the Impact of Sanctions on International Arbitration.” Peter spoke on the question of enforcement of agreements to arbitration under Canadian… more »
June 8th, 2022
Jason Hicks recently presented at the Nautical Institute’s Maritime Arctic conference, held in Victoria, British Columbia on May 12 – 13, 2022. Entitled “Of Russians, Rocks and Rescues: Some Legal and Public Policy Considerations on Canadian Arctic Maritime Transportation”, Jason’s presentation applied legal perspectives to several current topics and was well received by the conference attendees.
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July 29th, 2021
Peter recently presented on the topics of “institutional versus ad hoc arbitration” and the “impact of arbitration clauses found in transport documents” at the 2021 China High-Level Dialogue on Maritime and Commercial Arbitration hosted by the China Maritime Arbitration Commission (“CMAC”) in Beijing on July 16, 2021. With Covid 19 restrictions travel was not a real option, so a number… more »
November 20th, 2018
On November 19, 2018, David Jarrett was a speaker at a seminar organized by Boating BC’s Marina Sector at the Pacific Gateway Hotel in Richmond. The seminar was well attended by marina owners and operators from throughout British Columbia. David presented on marina risk management planning, the importance of moorage agreements and collections and enforcement, including vessel arrest. David also… more »
July 11th, 2018
Peter Swanson was one of the key speakers at the recent Canadian Maritime Law Association west coast open meeting conducted in Vancouver in the context of the society’s annual general meeting. Peter’s presentation was an update on oil spill related legal issues and included a review of the following: powers of inspection and investigation and the important distinction between the… more »
October 31st, 2017
On October 14, 2017, Tom Beasley was a panelist at a conference organized by the SFU Labour Studies Program at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue, in Vancouver. Tom responded to a keynote address by Michael Mitchell one of the Special Advisors to the Changing Workplaces Review commissioned by the Ontario government, and gave an update on the BC Law Institute’s … more »
October 27th, 2016
Bernard LLP’s Peter Swanson gave presentations at the recent Maritime Arbitration Seminars held in Shanghai and Beijing, China on September 23 and 27 respectively. The seminars were co-hosted by the China Maritime Arbitration Commission and the Vancouver Maritime Arbitrators Association (VMAA). Peter was one of four speakers from the VMAA involved in the seminars, the others being Mr. Dennis… more »
March 20th, 2015
Tom Beasley has been appointed as Chair of the Advisory Committee for the BC Law Institute’s study on the Employment Standards Act (ESA).
BCLI conducts scholarly research and analysis for law reform on specific areas. The ESA Project is funded in part by the Law Foundation of BC. The BCLI research is conducted by BCLI staff who get… more »
March 17th, 2015
Bernard LLP lawyer Tom Beasley and Dr. David Worling, a Registered Psychologist and BC’s leading Asperger’s psychologist, are co-presenting a paper on May 8, 2015 at the Employment Law CLE on “Supporting Employees with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)”, which will review:
clinical characteristics associated with ASD along with the unique set of employment characteristics that can impact workplace… more »
March 16th, 2015
Bernard LLP lawyer Tom Beasley and Dr. Jennifer Newman, a workplace registered psychologist who has a weekly presentation on CBC Radio, will present a seminar on “Creating a Psychologically Healthy and Safe Workplace” on March 20, 2015 to a group of Chief Executive Officers at their annual retreat in Baja, Mexico.… more »
