Patricia L. Morrison
Direct Tel.: (403) 232-9472
Fax: (403) 266-1395
Email: pmorisson@blgcanada.com

• Robert Eden and Trish Morrison, "Mediation: A Unique Tool for Resolving Construction Disputes", Retail Law Strategist (Volume 6, Issue 6, June 2006)
• Jeffrey D. Vallis, Q.C., Patricia L. Morrison and Joshua D.E. Cinnamon, Discretion Clauses in Tender Documents: How Far Can They Go?, presented to Canadian Construction Association Annual Conference (March 2006)
• Jeffrey D. Vallis, Q.C., Patricia L. Morrison and Louise Lee, Exclusion and Limitation of Liability, presented to Canadian Construction Association Annual Conference (March 2006)
• Patricia L. Morrison and Frank R Foran, Q.C. "Changes to Occupational Health and Safety Legislation Affecting Corporate Liability", Corporate Liability (Toronto, Federated Press, 2004).

• Highway and Bridge Infrastructure, panel presentation at International Construction Superconference (London, U.K., May 2006)
• Jeffrey D. Vallis, Q.C., Patricia L. Morrison and Joshua D.E. Cinnamon, Discretion Clauses in Tender Documents: How Far Can They Go?, and Jeffrey D. Vallis, Q.C., Patricia L. Morrison and Louise Lee, Exclusion and Limitation of Liability, both presented to Canadian Construction Association Annual Conference (Kona, March 2006)
• Guest Speaker, Law and the Construction Industry, two-day seminar presented by the Alberta Construction Association (Banff, February 2006)
• "Managing Risk through Contractual Means", presented at Risk Management in the Construction and Energy Sectors conference (Calgary, January 2006)
• Building Envelope Claims - An Update, panel presentation at Buildex Calgary conference (Calgary, November 2005)
• Jeffrey D. Vallis, Q.C., "Limitation of Actions in Manitoba: Westco Storage v. BICC Canada", Environmental Law News (Fall, 2005)
• Product Liability Update, client seminar (Toronto, June 2005)
• Bankability of Construction Contracts, panel presentation at the Contractor and Construction Manager Issues International Superconference (London, U.K., May 2005
• Jeffrey D. Vallis, Q.C. and Stefan Gruszka, Construction Insurance: Cost Overview, submitted to Canadian Construction Association Annual Conference (Las Vegas, March 2004)
• Jeffrey D. Vallis and Kathryn F. Hordienko, "Express Warranties", Handbook on Product Liability (Toronto, Fall 2003)
• Infrastructure Opportunities in Canada, panel presentation at the Second Global Project Superconference (London, U.K., May 2003)
• Payment Terms in Construction Contracts, submitted to Canadian Construction Association Annual Conference (Quebec City, February 2003)
• Jeffrey D. Vallis and Kevin LaRoche, "Contesting Jurisdiction: Forum Non Conveniens and Anti-Suit Injunctions", Intellectual Property and Related Commercial Litigation in Canada - A Primer for Foreign Counsel (Ottawa, 2001)
• Product Liability: The New Millenium, client seminar (Toronto, November 2001)

• Ronald Dworkin in the collection "Profiles in Legal Theory", 1988-1992, Edinburgh University Press, 1992, 320 p. Author's (S. Guest) research assistant;
• L'Hypothèque légale et le nouveau Code civil: feu le privilège de construction, Guy Gilbert's conference day, May 1993
• Les réclamations pour vices de sol: des sables mouvants ? Guy Gilbert's conference day, October 1996
• Unforeseen soil conditions and notice provisions, Canadian Construction Association, 85th Annual Conference, January 2003
• La gestion efficace des réclamations afin d'éviter le recours aux tribunaux, Canadian Institute, November 2003
• Les écueils juridiques d'une réclamation pour frais d'impact, Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec, January 2004
• Les Dix commandements: Abécédaire des principes juridiques pour les gestionnaires de projet, surintendants et contremaîtres intéressés à minimiser les risques de conflits avec les différents intervenants. Continuous professional training for the benefit of BLG's clients, March 2006
• Gestion d'un procès de longue durée : route vers la gloire ou descente aux enfers ? CBA-Quebec Division, March 2006
• L'admissibilité en preuve et la valeur probante des documents technologiques, Canadian Institute, November 2006
• Assurer une gestion efficace des changements dans le cadre d'un contrat de construction, Canadian Institute, November 2006

• November 27, 2002: "Les développements importants en matière d'hypothèques légales", Canadian Institute Conference
• April 4, 2003: "Code de construction", Corporation des Entrepreneurs Généraux du Québec Conference
• April 11, 2003: "Le recours délictuel: une nouvelle avenue pour les intervenants de la construction", Quebec Bar Association Conference, published in "Développements récents en droit de la construction 2003"
• October 2, 2003: "Les appels d'offres : tendances et considérations pratiques", Infonex Conference 2003
• November 26, 2003: "La responsabilité des professionnels : obligations, déontologie, étendue et limites", Construction Superconference – Canadian Institute
• March 25, 2004: "Coverage when you really need it, current issues in construction", Canadian Construction Association Conference – Construction section
• October 19, 2004: "Les réclamations pour coûts additionnels ont-elle frappé un mur?" Canadian Bar Association Conference
• November 25, 2004: "Hypothèque légale de la construction : spécificités, risques et stratégies", Construction Superconference – Canadian Institute
• March 8, 2005: "Construction Insolvency Where do you go when the Financial Well runs dry?" 87th Construction Canadian Associate Annual Conference

• "Les systèmes de pointage, la nouvelle tendance en matière d’appel d’offres" speaker at Canadian Institute - Superconference on Construction, November 2005.
• Article entitled : "Minimizing risks: A guide to avoiding construction pitfalls", published in Montréal Business Magazine, March-April 2005.
• "La valse à trois: le propriétaire, l’entrepreneur et la caution", Insight Forum on Construction, March 22, 2005
• "Errors and omissions insurance", presented to engineers at UMA Engineering Inc., February 2004.
• "Emerging trends in D&O claims in Canada", in-house presentation to the Guarantee Company of North America, February 3, 2004.
• "Walsh & Brais Inc. / Sabrice Ltée v. Montréal Urban Community et al.: an odyssey through the construction law of the Province of Quebec, Canada", published in the International Construction Law Review, authored by Daniel Ayotte in collaboration with John G. Murphy, January 2004.
• "The legal hypothec of construction and the Quebec Civil Code", Canadian Institute Superconference on Construction, November 18, 2003.
• "Fraud recovery and fidelity matters in Quebec", presented to AIG underwriters and claim representatives in New York, January 2003.
• "Extra-contractual recourse of third parties", Construction Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association, December 3, 2002.
• "The extra-contractual responsibility of persons in the construction industry", Canadian Institute Superconference on Construction, November 27, 2002.
• "New developments in legal hypothecs", Canadian Institute Superconference on Construction, November 27, 2002.
• "The substitution of a legal hypothec", presented to members of the Corporation of General Contractors of Quebec, January 12, 2002.
• "Civil fraud recovery", International Association of Financial Crime Investigators, December 4, 2001.
• "Review of jurisprudence on claims in the construction industry", Canadian Institute Conference, November 28, 2001.
• "Legal hypothecs of construction: inscription, substitution and contestation", Canadian Institute Conference, November 27, 2001.

• "anadian Dumping and Subsidy Legislation Redux: Changes to the Way the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Conducts Dumping and Subsidy Cases", 2000 International Trade Law and Regulation.
• "Canadian Government Procurement Law", International Trade and Investment Law in Canada, Thomson Carswell, April 2003.

• "Automotive Assembly Line Not Lienable Under Ontario Construction Lien Act" (August 2005), Construction Law Update, Volume 7, Issue 77
• "Construction Liens and The Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act" (April 2005), Construction Law Reports, 41 C.L.R. (3d) 9 (co-authored with C. Price)
• "Bidding and Tendering Update" (February 2005), Ontario Bar Association 30th Annual Institute of Continuing Legal Education Seminar "Construction Law for Commercial Lawyers, or Murphy was an Optimist"
• "Conflict between the Construction Lien Act and the CCAA?" (October 2004), The Lawyers Weekly, Volume 24, No. 21
• "The Problem with Two-Step Tender Calls" (March/April 2004), Construction Law Letter, Volume 20 #4
• "The Construction Lien Act Does Not Prohibit The Trial Together of Lien Actions and Trust Actions" (1997), 33 C.L.R. (2d) 23.
• Speaker: "The ABCs of RFPs: How to Make Sense of the Various Request Documents", The Canadian Institute 15th Annual Construction Superconference (November 2005)
• Speaker: "The Limits of Liens", Ontario Bar Association Program "Red Hot Construction Law" (October 2005)
• Speaker: "Developments in Bidding and Tendering", The Canadian Institute Conference "Legal and Business Guide to Public Procurement For Purchasers, Vendors and their Legal Advisors" (June and January 2005)
• Chair & Speaker: "Liens and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act", Ontario Bar Association Program "Construction Lien Primer/Update" (November 2004)
• Sessional Lecturer: "Construction Law – Case Studies", George Brown College, Architectural & Construction Engineering Technology, 3rd year course (2003 – Present)
• Chair: "The New Limitations Act 2002: Its Impact on Construction Claims", Ontario Bar Association Dinner Seminar (November 2003)
• Chair & Speaker: "Construction Contracts 101", The Construction Institute/Toronto Construction Association Seminar (October 2003)
• Chair & Speaker: Lorman Education Services Program "Construction Claims in Ontario" (September 2002)
• Panel Moderator & Speaker: "The Current Construction Environment", Ontario Hospital Association Conference "Hot Topics in Hospital Construction" (March 2002)
• Speaker: "From the Basics to the Latest in Bidding and Tendering", Infonex "4th Annual Construction Summit" (October 2001)
• Chair & Speaker: "Alternative Dispute Resolution and the Litigation Process", Ontario Hospital Association Conference "Anatomy of a Construction Dispute" (April 2001)
• Speaker: "Project Management Issues", Ontario Hospital Association Conference "Legal and Practical Issues in Capital Redevelopment Projects" (September 2000)

• "Safeguards and Proper Checking Procedures"; paper presented at the Ontario Bar Association Program on "Avoiding Conflicts of Interest: A Comprehensive Overview" (Toronto; June 2, 2006).
• "Application of Deductibles in Total Loss Cases Permissible: Ontario Court of Appeal Overturns Its 2001 Decision in McNaughton v. Co-operators" (Case comment: Polowin v. The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company); Volume 24 Canadian Journal of Insurance Law, March 2006.
• "Duty to Defend: A.R.G. Construction v. Allstate: Defective Design and Construction Do Not Constitute An Accident Under a CGL Policy Obligating Contractor’s CGL Insurer to Defend"; and, "Swagger Construction v. ING Insurance: B.C.S.C. Declares No Duty to Defend Under CGL Policy for Contractor’s Defective Work"; (two case comments) Insurance Law (Federated Press), Volume IX, No. 3, Winter 2005.
• "Is Toxic Mould the New UFFI?"; panellist – Law Society of Upper Canada Tele-seminar. Posted paper on LSUC web site, "Mould Claims: Insurance Issues and Suits Involving Mould in Buildings", (February 7, 2006).
• "The Dangers of Promising to Get the Insurance" (Case Comment: Active Fire Protection 2002 Ltd. v. B.W.K. Construction Co.), (BLG Construction Law Update, December, 2005); Volume 24 Canadian Journal of Insurance Law, September 2006.
• "Fire Insurance Fraud" (Canadian Institute’s 5th Annual Conference on Managing and Litigating Insurance Coverage Disputes; (Toronto), June 23, 2005).
• Co-Chair, Canadian Institute Advanced Forum on Mould Claims (Toronto), April 27-29, 2005; presented paper "First Party Property Mould Claims: An Update".
• "Control of the Defence by Insurers: Reservation of Rights and Non-waiver Agreements; Denial of Coverage" (Canadian Defence Lawyers, April 7, 2005).
• "Fire Statutory Conditions: Unreasonable or Unjust Equals Non-Binding" (Case Comment: Marche v. Halifax Insurance, Insurance Law (Federated Press), Volume IX, No. 1, Spring 2005; Volume 23 Canadian Journal of Insurance Law, July 2005.
• "Water Damage & Mould Communication Guidelines"; panellist at multiple cross-Canada programmes sponsored by Disaster Restoration Contractors Trade Show Services (Summer/Fall, 2004 and Spring, 2005).
• "Mould Claims: First Party Property Insurance/Business Interruption Insurance" (Canadian Institute Conference on Insurance Coverage Disputes – June 25, 2004).
• "Insurer’s Duty to Defend Confirmed Where Policy Contained a Self-Defence Exception to an Intentional Act Exclusion" (Case comment with Rebecca Bush) Insurance Law (Federated Press), Volume VIII, No. 3, Spring 2004.
• "Mould and other First Party Property Insurance Issues" (Osgoode Hall Professional Development Conference on Insurance Coverage Disputes – March 4, 2004).
• "Mould: Insurance Triggers, Exclusions and Endorsements"; (Canadian Institute Conference on Toxic Mould Claims – December 10, 2002).
• "Is Mould Gold in Canada?", Insurance Law (Federated Press), Volume VII, No. 2, Fall 2002.
• "Mould: Is Mo (u) ld Gold?" (Canadian Institute Conference on Insurance Litigation – June 14, 2002).
• "Punitive Damages Awards: Where is Canada Headed" (Insight Conference on Commercial Litigation – May 27, 2002)
• "Product Recalls: Practical Suggestions; Regulated Industries; Insurance Issues; and Preventative Measures" (with Darilynn Allison) (Federated Press Product Liability Course – May 16, 2002).
• "Product Recalls - The Reality of Recalls: Suggestions, Strategies", Insurance Law (Federated Press); Volume VI, No. 3, Spring 2002.
• "Product Recalls: Practical Suggestions and Insurance Issues" (presented at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Client Seminar "Product Liability: The New Millennium" - November 1, 2001).
• "Court Rejects Insurer's Application for Subrogated Pro-Rated Recovery under Comprehensive All Risks Policy Following Fire Loss", Insurance Law (Federated Press), Volume V, No. 2, Winter, 2000.
• "Hiring Criminals - Considering Criminal Convictions", Canadian Security, August/September, 2000.
• "Drabinsky v. KPMG: Injunction Granted for Breach of Fiduciary Duties" (Case Comment: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Law for Accountants Update, Summer, 2000).
• "Ability to Sue Alarm Companies", Canadian Security, January/February, 2000.
• "Lawyers and Accountants Beware: The Use of Injunctions to Prevent Breach of Fiduciary Duties" (distributed at Borden & Elliot, Borden Elliot Scott & Aylen, McMaster Gervais, Howard Mackie "Professional Liability Claims: An Update" Client Seminar - September 16, 1999).
• "A Closer Look at Whiten v. Pilot Insurance" (Case Comment: Borden & Elliot, Howard Mackie, McMaster Gervais Canadian Insurance Law Newsletter, Summer, 1999).
• "Punitive Damages: Not Covered, Eh?" The Advocates' Quarterly - Volume 20, Number 4, August, 1998.
• Managing the Legal Side of Fraud Actions" (Collaring Insurance Fraud in Canada Conference, April 10, 1997, May 15, 1997); Without Prejudice - Vol. 62 October 1997.
• "Product Recalls: Practical Suggestions and Insurance Issues" (presented at Borden DuMoulin Howard Gervais "Products Liability: Trends Towards 2000" client seminar - June 5, 1997).
• "Subrogation: General Principles" (presented to Sun Life Assurance Company, May 2, 1997).
• "Jury Awards $1,000,000 Punitive Damages Against Property Insurer" (Case Comment: Whiten v. Pilot Insurance) (Borden DuMoulin Howard Gervais Canadian Insurance Law Newsletter, Spring, 1996).
• "Property Insurer Successfully Sues Its Own Engineering Expert" (Case Comment: Halifax Insurance v. Matheson Engineering) (Borden DuMoulin Howard Gervais Canadian Insurance Law Newsletter, Winter, 1995).
• "Misrepresentation, Non-Disclosure, Material Change and Fraud" (Canadian Institute - May 20, 1994).
• "Defending Arson Cases: Practical Suggestions on Securing Evidence and Maintaining Its Privilege" (Borden DuMoulin Howard Gervais Canadian Insurance Law Newsletter, Fall, 1993).
• "The Nuts & Bolts of Production and Discovery in Fraud Cases" (Canadian Institute - February 23, 1993).
• "Building (or Destroying) the Case for Fraud on Discovery" (Canadian Institute - September 12, 1991).
• "Court Interprets Environmental Exclusion in Liability Policy in Relation to Duty to Defend" (Case Comment: B.P. v. Comco) (Borden & Elliot Insurance Law News, Fall, 1990).
• "Punitive Damages Awarded Against Insurer for Breach of Fiduciary Duty" (Case Comment: Labelle v. Guardian) (Borden & Elliot Insurance Law News, Spring, 1990).
• "Innocent Insured Can't Recover for Property Damage Caused by Intentional Act of Another Insured" (Case Comment: Scott v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co.) (Borden & Elliot Insurance Law News, Fall, 1989).

• Authored and co-authored numerous papers on construction and surety law issues including being a contributing author to a leading text on construction surety law, Scott and Reynolds on Surety Bonds, Carswell, December 1993.

• Co-Author, with K.W. Scott, of the 750-page legal textbook Scott and Reynolds on Surety Bonds, Carswell, December 1993 (updated annually).
• Co-Author of the 3 Volume legal textbook Builders and Mechanics Liens in Canada, 7th Edition, Carswell, (Carswell: 2005).
• Past Contributing Editor to New Law of Expropriation by John A. Coates and Stephen F. Waque (1986)
• "Ron Engineering: Preserving the Integrity of the Tendering Process", Hamilton Construction Association, 1986 (co-authored with K.W. Scott)
• "Asbestos in Buildings: A Canadian Owner's Dilemma", National Asbestos Council, 1988.
• "Payment and Lien Bond Litigation in Canada" - International Association of Defence Counsel, 1988 (co-authored with K.W. Scott).
• "Surety Law in Canada" - American Bar Association, 1988 (co-authored with K.W. Scott).
• "Annotation On Francon v. Nicolini Construction Ltd. et al." (1989), 33 C.L.R. 114 (co-authored with K.W. Scott).
• "Bonding and The Construction Lien Act" - a chapter of The Construction Lien Act: Issues And Perspectives (co-authored with K.W. Scott) - Edited by H. Kirsh (1989).
• "Surety Bonding", CBA(O) Annual Institute, Construction Law Section, 1990
• "The Canada/United States Free Trade Agreement And Its Impact On The Construction Industry" (co-authored with K.W. Scott) prepared for the Canadian Bar Association Annual Meeting in London, England, September, 1990.
• Author of a series of papers on "Surety Bonds" for The Canadian Institute (1990-1996)
• "Alternate Dispute Resolution", Infonex, 1993.
• Review of Kirsh's Construction Lien Case Finder, Canadian Bar Review, (1992), Vol. 71, p. 621.
• "A Canadian Approach to the Minimisation of Construction Insolvencies" a chapter of Contemporary Issues in Construction Law, Volume I, Security for Payment, (1996), edited by Richard Davis and A. Martin Odams, Construction Law Press, Centre of Construction Law & Management, King’s College London.
• "Sheltering, Consolidation, and Trial Together: The Construction Lien Action as a "Class Action" (1996), 29 C.L.R. (2d) 214 (co-authored with R.B. Pattison).
• "Current Issues in the Canadian Surety Market", American Bar Association, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, 1998.
• "Case Comment: Gillies Lumber v. Kubassek Holdings" (1999), 47 C.L.R. (2d) 26.
• "Concurrent Delay: A Modest Proposal", The Revay Report, Vol 20, No. 2, June 2001 (co-authored with S.G. Revay).
• "Whitby Landmark: Much Ado About Nothing? (2002), 12 C.L.R. (3d) 23.
• "Faulty Design and Forseeability: How High is Up", Construction Law Letter, May 2003.
• "The Common Law Enforceability of Exculpatory Provisions in Canadian Construction Contracts: The Divination of Intent – The Primacy of Commercial Reasonability", The First Joint Conference of the American College of Construction Lawyers and the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers (February 2004); published in the International Construction Law Review, [2004] ICLR, Vol. 21, Part 4 (October 2004).
• "Construction Arbitration: Potential Problems with Standard Contract Clauses", R. Bruce Reynolds and Cullen F. Price, The Canadian Institute, Construction Superconference, November 2004.

• Columnist, Law Times, writing regularly on a variety of current corporate and business legal issues.
• Frequently published in legal magazines and newspapers on matters relating to corporate governance, fiduciary matters and related business topics.
• Contributor to "Scott and Reynolds on Surety Bonds" by K.W. Scott, Q.C. and R.B. Reynolds.
• "New Wave of Changes in Construction Insurance and Surety" presented to the Canadian Construction Association.
• "Strategies to Avoid, Minimize and Resolve Construction Disputes" presented at the Canadian Institute Construction Superconference.
• "Pre Contractual Risks" presented at the Best Practice Conference for the Canadian Construction Association.
• Chair of Ontario Hospital Association Conference on Hospital Construction – The Dawning of a New Age- Shifting the Construction Risk with paper presented entitled "The Game, the Players and the Rules – Project Delivery".
• Co-chair of Ontario Hospital Association Conference on Legal and Practical Issues in Capital Redevelopment Projects, paper presented entitled " Managing Unforeseen Circumstances and Expenses".
• Invitation to and participation in roundtable discussion on " Health Capital Infrastructure" presented by Ontario SuperBuild Corporation and the Ontario Hospital Association.
• "The Essential Curriculum in Construction Law – The Three Key Courses" presented at the Osgoode Hall Law Society School Professional Development Program.
• "Hospital Construction - The Unanticipated Costs" presented at the Ontario Hospital Association Conference;
• "Strategies to Avoid and Resolve Construction Disputes" presented at the Canadian Construction Association Conference.
• "Pursuing the Construction Claim" - presented at Insight Seminar;
• "Claims Arising from Unexpected Conditions" - presented at Institute for International Research Seminar;
• "Construction Lien Legislation in Canada" - presented at Bond Claims Underwriting Conference for Canadian Surety Company;
• "Contractor’s and Building Owner’s Liability" - presented to the Canadian Chapter of the National Asbestos Counsel;
• "Construction Claim Recovery - An Overview" - presented at Lumberman’s Credit Bureau Seminar;
• "Overview of the Construction Lien Act and the Lien" - presented at Lorman Education Services Seminar;
• "The Contractor’s Lender and The Contractor’s Surety - Competition or Cooperation in Troubled Times" - presented at Insight Seminar;
• "Do Standard Form Bonds Cover More than Sticks and Bricks?" - presented at CBAO Institute 2000 Annual Institute of Continuing Education Seminar;
• "Does the Standard CCDC Form of Performance Bond Cover More than Physical Construction - Point Counterpoint" presented at the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers Conference;
• Bonding and Indemnity Seminars presented to Senior Management, Underwriting and Claims Department of The Guarantee Company of North America, CGU Insurance Company of Canada and Chateau Insurance Company;

• Contributor to the legal textbook Scott and Reynolds on Surety Bonds

• Co-editor "Equitable Remedies", Chapter 9, British Columbia Creditors’ Remedies Practice Manual (CLE, 2005)
• Co-author, "When the money runs out: Options for insolvent construction companies," paper presented at Cancun conference (Canadian Construction Association, 2005)

• Co-Editor of Carswell British Columbia Corporation Manual (1996 to 2002).

• "To Arbitrate Pros and Cons" - Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia
• "Claims against Design Professionals" - Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia
• "Delay and Acceleration on Construction Projects" - Canadian Institute Course
• "Problems in Tendering" - Canadian Institute Course
• "A Comparison of Forms of Alternate Dispute Resolution" - Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia
• "Construction Bonds"- Canadian Institute - Construction Superconference
• "Builders Liens" - Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia
• "The Application of Res Judicata"
• "Letters of Credit"
• "Duties and Responsibilities of Receiver-Managers"
• "The Fiduciary Obligations of a Receiver-Manager"
• "The Enforcement of International Arbitration Awards in Canada"
• "Damages in Tender Claims" - Canadian Institute
• "Insuring a Construction Project"
• "How to Manage Construction Claims on a Troublesome Project"
• "Managing, Avoiding and Resolving Constructions Claims"
• "Securing Performance During A Building Boom"
• "Construction Claims: A Sampler"
• "Delay Claims and Change Orders – The Problem Project – Practical Considerations"

•  "Training: The Hidden Benefit of Franchising" - globeandmail.com, May 2006
• "Enforceable Guarantees" - Western Investor, April 2006
• "Ending the Franchise Relationship" - globeandmail.com, April 2006
• "Becoming Your Own Boss – Understanding the Cost of Buying a Franchise" - globeandmail.com, March 2006
• "Want Your Business to Grow? Advertise It" - globeandmail.com, February 2006
• "When a Seller Gets Cold Feet" - Western Investor, February 2006
• "Conquering the Giant: Succeeding in the United States" - Canadian Business Franchisor, 2006
• "Building a Franchise Agreement: How to Make a Successful Plan" – Canadian Business Franchise Directory, 2006
• "Customer Confidence Comes From Product Consistency" - globeandmail.com, December 2005
• "Alert: Debt Collection" – Commercial Times, November 2005 (co-author)
• "Build your Franchise on a Solid Foundation" - globeandmail.com, November 2005
• "Becoming a Franchise" - globeandmail.com October 2005
• "Creditors: Is Your Guarantee Enforceable?" - Business in Vancouver, October 2005 (co-author)
• "The Case for Mandatory Disclosure in Franchising" - globeandmail.com, September 2005
• "Franchising Can Set the Table for Your Small Business Success" - globeandmail.com, August 2005
• "Shareholders May be on the Hook for Dissolved Companies" - Business in Vancouver, August 2005 (co-author)
• "The Key to a Successful Franchise? Location, Location, Location" - globeandmail.com, July 2005
• "An ounce of prevention: Keeping Accurate Corporate Records" - Business in Vancouver, July 2005 (co-author)
• "What's in a Name? The Success of Your Franchise for Starters" - globeandmail.com, June 2005
• "Consumer Protection Law Expanded Beyond Debt Collectors" - Business in Vancouver, May 2005 (co-author)
• "Recovery, Rights Outside The Box - Special Classes of Creditors Created By Legislation and Their Rights" - Continuing Legal Education, 2005
• "Franchise and the Law" - Canadian Business Franchise Directory, 2003 and 2005
• "Lien Claimant's Perspective - I Can File a Lien For What?" - Continuing Legal Education, 2004
• "Is a Prospective Franchise Required to Pay a Deposit" - Franchise Canada Magazine, March/April 2003
• "Know Your Terms: Term and Renewal Provisions in Franchise Agreements" - Franchise Canada Magazine, Nov/Dec. 2001.
• "Elements of a Franchise Agreement" - Canadian Business Franchise Directory, 2000, 2002, and 2004.
• "Judicial Interpretations of Assignment and Transfer Restrictions" - Franchise and Distribution, Volume VI – No. 2, 2000.
• "Legal Implications of Emerging Contractual Relationships in Canadian Construction" - Canadian Tunnelling, 1998.

• "Bonds" - a chapter in the British Columbia Builders Liens Practice Manual, The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia (1999 - 2005).
• Commercial Litigation Beyond the Pale: A Comparison of Extraterritorial Antisuit and Mareva Jurisdiction exercised by the Courts of England and British Columbia in Commercial Disputes (1996), 30 U.B.C. Law Rev. 1.
• Commercial Litigation Panellist, Inns of Court Program, Law Society of British Columbia (2002- 2006).
• Regional and Provincial Debating Judge for Independent and Public Schools (1993 - 2005).

• Contributing author, Transportation of Dangerous Goods chapter for Due Diligence Deskbook, published by the Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C.
• Contributing author on British Columbia law for Environmental Spills: Emergency Reporting, Cleanup and Liability, Carswell, 1993, E. Gerlock & M. McConnell, Editors. [now discontinued]
• Editor, British Columbia Environmental Law Digest, 1998, 1999, published by Western Legal Publications. [discontinued]