Services

Mediation

David acts a mediator for all types of civil disputes. David truly believes that the overwhelming majority of cases can and should settle prior to trial.

David has specific experience in the construction industry and has mediated a vast range of construction related disputes, from multi-party disputes over tens of millions of dollars to home renovation cases gone wrong. David brings the same level of effort regardless of the dollar value of the dispute. David also has significant experience in wide variety of civil mediations, including shareholder disputes, general commercial disputes, wrongful dismissal, and personal injury (both ICBC and non-ICBC).

David largely conducts mediations for disputes in which litigation has been commenced. However, David also frequently mediates disputes prior to litigation, particularly where contracts have mandatory mediation as part of the contractual dispute resolution process. Resolving a dispute before it has even entered the formal litigation process is the best case result!

Arbitration

David acts an arbitrator or adjudicator for all types of civil disputes, with a specific focus on the construction industry. David’s approach as an arbitrator is to focus on streamlining the process as much as possible to ensure for a cost effective and prompt result. David has significant experience with both MMCD and CCDC standard form contracts and the disputes arising from them and is available to assist parties obtain a result and move forward as quickly as possible.