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Becoming an Articling Student in BC: Navigating the Journey and Maximizing Impact
March 21, 2024The Role of Articling Students To become a lawyer in BC, the articling process is a critical rite of passage. Upon…
Read MoreThe Value of Introducing Case Law in Mediation
December 13, 2023One of the challenges of mediation is that the parties will often have different views on the law and the strength…
Read MoreCanine-Assisted Mediation
December 4, 2023Canine-Assisted Mediation (“CAM”) is a novel and promising approach to family law mediation. It involves using dogs to assist in the…
Read MoreThe Value of Lawyers at Mediation
November 28, 2023Introduction: While mediation can be highly effective, it is not a panacea. One key factor influencing a mediation’s outcome is whether…
Read MoreOnline Mediation – The Benefits
September 1, 2023Introduction Online mediation has become increasingly popular since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. With social distancing measures in place, including courthouse closures,…
Read MoreTips for being cross-examined
August 11, 2023Recommendations for answering questions during cross examination and maintaining a composed and respectful demeanour in the court room: When facing cross-examination…
Read MoreChildren and vaccination in separated families
November 24, 2021The Problem Vaccines against Covid-19 have now been approved for children under 12 years old in Canada. For separated parents, this... Read More
A Reflection on the Lost Children
June 14, 2021The recent discovery of the remains of 215 residential school students at the Kamloops Indian Residential School site has provided an... Read More
Benefits of Online Mediation
March 20, 2020Throughout my career, I have mediated over 450 matters in areas of family law, personal injury, and estate matters including complicated... Read More
Co-Parenting during COVID- 19
March 19, 2020This is an unprecedented situation. Parents should do the best they can to work together to resolve parenting issues, keeping their... Read More