Smith Barristers

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Email: msmith@smithbarristers.com Suite 105 – 1008 Beach Avenue Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 1T7 Telephone: 604 689 4438 Facsimile: 604 689 4451 Nationality: Canadian Education: University of Windsor, Bachelor of Science (1973) University of Windsor, Bachelor of Laws (1976) London School of Economics, Master of Laws, International Business Law (1989) 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 England and Wales, 1990 • Called to the Bar of Yukon Territory, 1985 • Called to the Bar of British Columbia, 1977 Offices: Smith Barristers, Vancouver, British Columbia Essex Court Chambers, Lincoln ’s Inn Fields, London – Door Tenant Practice Areas: Mr. Smith has extensive experience in commercial litigation and arbitration. He is currently a barrister practising in Vancouver. His practice includes international commercial litigation and international commercial arbitration cases as counsel and as arbitrator. He has conducted cases as counsel at every level of court including the Supreme Court of Canada and has acted as arbitrator in international commercial arbitrations under AAA (ICDR), ICC, BCICAC and UNCITRAL Rules. 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 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. • “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 Limited – 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 Taxation Review – News Section, Sweet and Maxwell, Oxford. Positions: Chairman of the North American Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2005 to 2008); Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Member, Board of Directors for the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) May 2006 Montreal Congress and the Board of the Canadian Arbitration Congress; named as a pre-eminent practitioner in the Guide to the World ’s Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration (7th Ed.); Chairman of the Arbitration Committee of the U.S.- Mexico Bar Association; Royal Roads University Advisory Board for the School of Peace and Conflict Management.

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