Education:
University of Windsor, B.Sc. (1973)
University of Windsor, LL.B. (1976)
London School of Economics, LL.M. International
Business Law (1989)
Schwartzenberger Prize in International Law
Graduate studies in International Law of Natural
Resources, International Economic Law, International
Business Transactions and International Commercial
Arbitration Law
Professional Standing:
Called to the Bar of British Columbia, 1977
Called to the Bar of Yukon Territory, 1985
Called to the Bar of England and Wales, 1990
Employment:
Partner Arvay Finlay, Vancouver, B.C.
Practice Area:
Mr. Smith has extensive experience in commercial litigation and arbitration. He is currently a partner at Arvay Finlay where his practice includes international commercial litigation and international commercial arbitration cases as counsel and as arbitrator. He has conducted cases in every level of court including the Supreme Court of Canada.
Publications:
Collaborated with Alan Redfern and Martin Hunter of Freshfields, London in writing The Law and Practice of International Commercial Arbitration (2nd edition, 1991) (Sweet and Maxwell).
Costs in International Commercial Arbitration, (2001) AAA Dispute Resolution Journal 30 Charlesworth’s Business Law (15th edition, 1991) Sweet and Maxwell) specialist editor of the chapter on arbitration law.
"Contractual Obligations Owed by and to Arbitrators:
Model Terms of Appointment", (1992) 8 Arbitration
International 17.
"Harper v. Kvaener Fjellstrand Shipping A.S. Arbitration Case Comment, [May 1992] Harbour & Shipping 6
"How to avoid Common Pitfalls in the Conduct of a Complex Arbitration" in Advanced Practice in Commercial Arbitration (Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia: Vancouver 1991)
"Impartiality of the Party-Appointed Arbitrator", (1990) 6 Arbitration International 320.
Nippon Steel Corp. et al. v. Quintette Coal Ltd. - Arbitration Case Comment, [1989/90]
4 Oil & Gas Law and Taxation Review 105. "When Does the Previous Statement of the Witness Become an Exhibit?" (1986), 44 The Advocate 831.
Editor, (1989-91) The Oil and Gas Law and Review - News Section, Sweet and Maxwell, Oxford.
Positions:
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London);
Vice-Chair of the North American Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators;
Treasurer, Administrative Law Section, Canadian Bar Association
Guest lecturer at the School of International Arbitration
and the Inns of Court School of
Law, London.
Named to the roster of arbitrators for commercial disputes at the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre the Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association and the roster of arbitrators for the Vancouver Maritime Arbitrators Association.
Chairman, Yukon Economic Council (1986- 1988)