Professional Background
Mr. Singleton has practiced law since 1969. He has concentrated on the areas of insurance, construction, professional liability and environmental matters, on behalf of property owners, architects, engineers, contractors, regulatory agencies and insurers. He has acted as counsel in several precedent-setting cases involving insurers, architects, engineers and other participants in the construction industry and has been counsel on a wide variety of problems related to environmental issues.
Mr. Singleton is also a chartered arbitrator and mediator of complex commercial disputes, and is actively involved in both mediation and arbitration on behalf of his own clients and as a mediator/arbitrator retained by others. He also acts as a fairness advisor/monitor of procurement activities in a variety of settings.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Alberta: 1966
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Alberta: 1969
- Master of Laws: University of London, London School of Economics and Political Science, England: 1971
- Called to the Bar: 1970
- Member of the Law Societies of Alberta (1970), Saskatchewan (1981), British Columbia (1982), and Yukon (1984)
Career Highlights
- Fellow, Canadian College of Construction Lawyers
- Member, Federation of Defence and Corporate Counsel
- Member, Defence Research Institute
- Member, Arbitrators Institute of Canada
- Arbitrator, American Dispute Resolution Center
- Member, Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
- Member, Panel of Arbitrators of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and Hongkong International Arbitration Centre
- Member, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore International Arbitration Centres
- Fairness Advisor to Surrey Memorial Hospital Ambulatory Care Project - 2007-2008
- Fairness Advisor to RCMP Regional Crime Lab Facility, Surrey - 2008-2009
- Fairness Advisor to BC Hydro Clean Power Call 2009
- Fairness Advisor to BC Home Care Services RFP 2010
- Fairness Advisor for BC Hydro's Smart Metering and Infrastructure Program
- Fairness Advisor to John Hart Dam Project
- Fairness Advisor to Mission Hospital Project
- Chartered Arbitrator and Mediator
- Coordinator of and frequent speaker at courses on construction, insurance and environmental law
- Active lecturer and author of papers on loss control, construction law, insurance law, environmental law and other subjects for trade and legal publications
- Visiting Lecturer, Stanford University Law School, Palo Alto, California
- Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law
Publications
Numerous articles and papers published nationally and internationally on professional liability, construction law, insurance law and environmental law.