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MARINE
& AVIATION INSURANCE
CIVIL & REGULATORY LITIGATION
ENVIRONMENTAL
& NATURAL RESOURCES
Chris
Harvey, Q.C., was born and raised in British Columbia. He
took his legal education in London, England where he practised
as a barrister from 1968 until his return to Canada in 1975.
Chris was called to the British Columbia Bar in 1976 and was
appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1990.
Chris specializes in civil and regulatory litigation. His
wide-ranging practice includes: aviation, products liability,
marine, environmental, defamation, aboriginal, constitutional
and trade-related litigation. Chris has appeared as counsel
in courts and tribunals throughout Canada and in arbitrations
in the United States, Canada and England.
Chris’ appellate practice in the Courts of Appeal of
B.C. and Alberta and in the Supreme Court of Canada has included
the leading modern aboriginal rights cases, R. v. Sparrow
and R. v. Van der Peet, numerous aviation and marine insurance
cases and cases challenging market regulations.
Chris occasionally sits as a single arbitrator or as chair
of a panel of arbitrators.
| PUBLICATIONS
(AUTHOR) |
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“Economic
Losses and Negligence”, 1972 Canadian Bar Review |
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“The
Law Relating to the Pollution of Rivers”, 1975 [Ph.D.
thesis] |
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“The
Hull Claim”, published in “Maritime Law -
Third International Conference”, Pacific Northwest
Admiralty Law Institute, 1986, Chapter 5. |
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“Riparian
Water Rights”, The Advocate, 1990; |
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“Maritime
Arbitration in Canada”, 1990, Vol. 14, Tulane Maritime
Law Journal, p. 273; |
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“Arbitrating
Fraud Claims: Can a Party to a Fraud Case have his Day
in Court?”, International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators,
Sept., 1991; |
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“The
Right To Fish”, May 7, 1991. |
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“Environmental
Clean Up Costs and Damages: The Common
Law”, The Advocate, 1992; |
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“Reflections
on GATT, NAFTA and the Corn Laws”, (1994)
The Advocate 52: 201. |
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“Right
to Quality of Water Under the Water Act and Related
Water Issues”, Law Reform for Sustainable Development
in British Columbia,
1997, 186-193. |
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“What
Use is the Pacific Salmon Treaty?”, The Westcoast
Fisherman,
(1997): 31. |
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“The
Alaska Boundary Dispute”, The Westcoast Fisherman,
August 16, 1999. |
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“Brokers
Beware,” [1999] IJOSL 1-89. |
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“Lord
Denning - In Retrospect,” (1999) The Advocate. |
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“Where
Federal Fisheries Jurisdiction Ends,” The Westcoast
Fisherman, February 10, 2000. |
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“Rylands
v. Fletcher: An Effective Environmental Remedy,
or a Dead Horse?,” March 21, 2001. |
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“Is
Hecate Strait in British Columbia?”, Fisherman Life,
January, 2002. |
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“The
Nisga’a Treaty: Can It Serve as a Template?”,
Fisherman Life,
March 14, 2002 |
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“The
Fish Canneries Reference”, October 7, 2004 |
Email:
CHarvey@maclaw.bc.ca
Direct Line: 604-443-1202
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