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James P. THOMSON

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Admitted to Bar, 1978, Quebec; 1984, Ontario

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

  • Evidence at the Consent and Capacity Board - Paper presented at Canadian Institute conference “Managing Legal Risks and Responsibilities in Mental Health Care”, Toronto, April, 2009

  • Advanced Roundtable in Mental Health Law – Facilitator in Program presented by the Law Society of Upper Canada, March, 2009

  • Asbestos Litigation in Canada - Paper presented at the International Bar Association Conference, Buenos Aires, October, 2008

  • Issues Arising From the Interpretation of Claims-Made Insurance Policies in Canadian Law - Paper published by the Insurance Committee of the International Bar Association, 2008

  • Managing the risk of Liability Posed by Suicidal or Violent Patients - Paper presented at Canadian Institute conference “Managing Legal Risks and Responsibilities in Mental Health Care”, Toronto, April, 2008

  • Issues Canvassed in Dulong v. Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. - Paper presented at Ontario Bar Association conference, “Expert Evidence in Civil Litigation” - Toronto, October, 2007

  • Best Practices for Dealing With Substitute Decision Makers - Paper presented at Canadian Institute conference “Managing Legal Risks and Responsibilities in Mental Health Care”- Co-Chair of the conference, Toronto, April, 2007

  • Recent Developments in Professional Indemnity Insurance - Paper presented at the International Bar Association Conference, Chicago, September, 2006

  • Managing Legal Risks and Responsibilities in Mental Health Care – Co-Chair of the conference, Canadian Institute, Toronto, April, 2006

  • Professional Indemnity Insurance in the Wake of Enron: The Canadian Perspective - Paper presented at the International Bar Association Conference, San Francisco, September, 2003

  • The Procedural Requirements of the Mental Health Act: The Dawn of a New Age? - Paper presented at Canadian Institute conference, "Managing Legal Risks and Responsibilities in Mental Health Care” - Toronto, December, 2002

  • Deciding When to Disclose: How Far Can Accountants Push the Limit? - Paper presented at Insight conference, “Accountants’ Liability - New Challenges and Future Trends” - Toronto, June, 2002

  • Burden of Proof Issues in Multimodal Transport - Paper presented at the Federal Court Judges’ Seminar, Ottawa, April, 2002

  • Big "C" Water: Federal Legislation Affecting the Carriage of Toxic Chemicals on the Great Lakes - Paper presented at the Canadian Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1994

  • Developing An Enhanced Process for Marine Accident Investigation and Safety Promotion in an Increasingly Global Transportation System - Study prepared for the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act Review Commission, 1993

  • Limitation of Liability - The Case Against - Paper delivered to the Second Admiralty Seminar organized jointly by the Department of Justice and the Ship-Source Oil Pollution Fund - 1993

  • Get Everything Down in Writing - Paper delivered to The Association of Canadian Advertisers and published in Marketing magazine - June 19, 1987

  • Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Sea - Paper delivered to The Canadian Bar Association of Ontario and published in the collection entitled "Cargo Transportation" -1987


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