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COLIN TAYLOR, QC, C.Med, C.Arb.
We offer an array of dispute resolution systems and procedures
for bringing about effective conflict resolution and dispute
settlements including: mediation, arbitration, med/arb, final offer
selection, neutral evaluation, conflict management, facilitation,
pre-litigation mediation, dispute systems design. ADR encourages
innovation in the settlement of disputes and resolution of conflict.
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APPOINTMENTS:
- ADR Chambers Inc. - Western Canada Panel
- Domestic Panel - BC International Commercial
Arbitration Centre
- International Panel - BC International Commercial
Arbitration Centre
- American Express Cardmember
dispute panel
- Commissioner (Public Inquiries Act) - Province of Prince Edward
Island
- Mediator/Arbitrator pursuant to
Industrial Inquiry Commission Report (BC)
- Special Officer - Alberta - to
inquire into and report on certain matters involving trust
employees at University of Alberta
- Chair - Special Review Committee
(NWT)
- Chair of Arbitration Panel re:
Government of BC and Crown Counsel
- Ombudsperson - Simon Fraser
University (Tenure and Promotions)
- Industrial Inquiry Commissioner
(BC)
- Adjudicator - Yukon Public Service Staff Relations Act
and Yukon
Education Act
- Part-time Member - Public Service Staff Relations Board (Canada)
Named Arbitrator in numerous agreements.
MEMBERSHIPS:
- Law Society of British Columbia
- British Columbia Arbitration and
Mediation Institute
- Arbitrators Association of British
Columbia
- Commercial Mediation Association
- ADR Institute of Canada
- Canadian Bar Association
- British Columbia Arbitration and
Mediation Institute
Mr. Taylor was a member of the Law
Faculty of the University of Alberta for three years where he taught
tax, real estate and real property.
From 1974 to 1978, he was engaged in
the general practice of law in Alberta specializing in ADR.
Mr. Taylor served as President of the
Gibralter Group of Companies, commercial and residential real estate
developers in Canada and the USA, from 1978 to 1982. Thereafter he
practiced law in Alberta with emphasis on ADR in all sectors of the
economy.
In 1987, Mr. Taylor was called to the
Bar of British Columbia. Since that time he has conducted an
inter-provincial ADR practice including:
- Provincial and Canadian government appointments;
- University of Alberta Final Offer Selection
Officer;
- University of British Columbia and Faculty
Association appointee;
- University of Victoria and Faculty Association
arbitration panel
- Simon Fraser University - harassment fact finder
- Simon Fraser University -
ombudsperson (tenure & promotions)
- University of Northern British
Columbia - Arbitrator (tenure & promotions)
Commercial dispute appointments include:
- estate disputes
- partnership disputes
- shareholder rights and distribution of share
rights
- construction
- breach of contract
- harassment
- employment and dismissal disputes
- First Nations occupation of municipal tax
jurisdiction
- First Nations revenue sharing
disputes
- Bill 13 - Timber Harvesting Contract and
Subcontract Regulation
- Productivity issues.
PUBLICATIONS and PAPERS:
- Division of Powers, a treatise on
constitutional and federal-provincial relations, 1969
- Canadian Law and the Nurse,
Contemporary Issues in Canadian Law for Nurses, Good and Kerr,
eds. Toronto, 1973
- Mediation in a Labour Setting, for
C.L.E., 1991
- Health Labour Relations in British
Columbia: The New Order, presented to the Canadian Institute
Conference, October 10, 1996, Vancouver, B.C.
- Personal Harassment in the
Workplace, presented to Pacific Law and Business Conference,
December 4, 1996, Vancouver, B.C.
- The Application of Alternative Dispute
Resolution Techniques to Health Care Reform Issues in Prince
Edward Island and British Columbia, presented to Intergovernmental
Workshop on Collective Bargaining, Classification and
Compensation, June 15-18, 1997, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
- Recent Developments in Rights
Arbitration: Subsequent-Event Evidence; Duty to Accommodate;
Personal Harassment, presented to Intergovernmental Workshop on
Collective Bargaining, Classification and Compensation, June
15-18, 1997, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
- Relationship Building: A Tool You
Can Use (1998) presented to 1998 B.C. HRMA Labour Relations
Conference, November 9-10, 1999, Vancouver, (co-author J.
Sanderson)
- A Long and Winding Road: An
Arbitrator's Perspective on the Supreme Court of Canada and
Arbitral Jurisdiction Since Weber v. Ontario Hydro (2004)
presented to Canadian Association of University Solicitors,
September 18, 2004, Kelowna BC
- Privacy and Medical Information
(2005) presented to Continuing Legal Education, June 2, 2005,
Vancouver BC
Numerous Published Arbitration Awards
SEMINARS:
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Faculty member: Arbitration Skills, Business
Council of British Columbia, 1998
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Instructor: CLC Workshop, Harrison, 1999
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Recent Developments in Ethics and Human Rights,
presented to Ethics Advisors and Discrimination Prevention
Coordinators, Public Service Employee Relations Commission,
Government of B.C., October 7, 1999
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Recent Developments in Law of
Harassment in the Aviation Industry - Air Canada Pilots
Association - April 2002
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Weber v. Ontario Hydro - Canadian
Association of University Solicitors - September 2004
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Privacy and Medical Information -
Continuing Legal Education - June 2005
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ADR Best Practices - Canadian Bar
Association ADR Chapters - Kelowna (2006); Nanaimo (2007)
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