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.

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)
Fairness Advisor to Surrey Memorial Hospital Ambulatory Care Project - 2007-2008
Fairness Advisor to RCMP Regional Crime Lab Facility, Surrey - 2008-2009
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
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.

Contact:

Contact John R. Singleton, Q.C. at jsingleton@singleton.com.