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MEMBER PROFILE: Augustus (Gus) Richardson Q.C. |
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Augustus (Gus) Richardson Q.C. has experience in settling the following civil matters: |
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 Accounting |
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Administrative (incTribunals) |
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Aviation & Air |
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Condominium Issues |
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Construction |
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Consumer/Vendor |
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Contracts |
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Corporate/Commercial |
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Education |
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Employment |
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Environmental |
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Estate & Wills |
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Expropriation |
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Franchise Disputes |
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Hospitals/Health Industry |
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Human Rights/Discrimination |
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Information Technology |
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Insurance |
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Labour Relations |
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Land Use/Planning |
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Landlord / Tenant |
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Medical Malpractice |
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Multi-Party / Complex |
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Municipal |
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Partnership Disputes |
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Personal Injury |
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Product Liability |
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Professional Liability |
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Professional Negligence |
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Real Estate (inc Strata) |
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Small Claims Court |
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Workers Compensation |
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Biographical Notes:
Gus Richardson is a member of both the Ontario (since 1984) and Nova Scotia (since 1990) bars, specializing in mediation, arbitration and med-arb, with a special interest in commercial, insurance, labour and condominium disputes. He is currently an alternate Vice-Chair of the NS Labour Relations Board, a part-time member of the Public Service Labour Relations Board and an adjudicator for the Small Claims Court of Nova Scotia. He has taught a business law course at St Mary's University, and for the past many years has been a guest lecturer on costs at the Dalhousie Law School. He now practices as a full time mediator, arbitrator and med-arbitrator. He is also consulted frequently on motor vehicle, professional liability and product liability issues. He has given presentations and insurance seminars to insurance bodies on all aspects of litigation. He has published a number of papers on a variety of legal issues in such journals as the Canadian Bar Review, the Advocates' Quarterly and Carswell Practice Cases. His website is www.gusrichardson.com.
Education:
B.A. (Honours) - University of Toronto, 1976
MA (Social History) - University of Essex, England, 1979
LL.B. (Honours) - University of Toronto, 1982
Languages
English
Memberships & Affiliations :
- Chartered Arbitrator, ADR Institute of Canada
- Part-Time Board Member, Public Service Labour Relations Board
- Vice-Chair, NS Labour Relations Board and Construction Industry Panel
- Minister's List of Arbitrators, NS Dept of Labour
- ADR Institute of Canada
- Canadian Condominium Institute
- Adjudicator, Small Claims Court of Nova Scotia (Apr 01 to present)
Board Member, Abilities Foundation of Nova Scotia (1992-2008) and Laing House, Halifax, NS (2004-2009)
Law Reform Commission of Nova Scotia, Member of Advisory Groups re: Mortgage Foreclosure and Sale; The Use of Court-Ordered Structure Settlements in case of Personal Injury Damage Awards; Privity of Contract(Third Party Rights)
Bar Society of Nova Scotia: member Statutory Costs and Fees Committee; Chair of Civil Procedure Rules SubCommittee; member Steering Committee, NS Civil Procedure Rules Revision Project
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RATES & PAYMENT INFORMATION |
Rates: Please call for details or visit website at www.gusrichardson.com
Payment: Please call for details or visit website at www.gusrichardson.com
Cancellation Policy: Please call for details or visit website at www.gusrichardson.com
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AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION |
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Calendar Last Updated: 31 Jan 12
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Click your preferred date to send our office a Date Request form.
All such requests will go immediately to
Gus Richardson's scheduling staff
(www.adrprivatecourt.ca, gus@gusrichardson.com)
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