Kathryn A. Raymond, Mediator & Arbitrator, practicing in Dartmouth, NOVA SCOTIA

Mediation (Civil)

Arbitration (Commercial)

Arbitration (Labour)

Med-Arb

Mini Trial

Neutral Evaluation

Fact Finding

Private Judge

Serving the following Area Codes:
204, 250, 306, 403, 416, 506, 519, 604, 613, 705, 709, 780, 807, 902, 905

Administrative (incTribunals)

Contracts

Corporate/Commercial

Disabilities

Employment

Environmental

Harassment

Health Care/Disputes

Hospitals/Health Industry

Human Rights/Discrimination

Information Technology

Insurance

Labour Relations

Libel & Slander

Medical Malpractice

Non-Profit Organizations

Partnership Disputes

Pensions

Privacy & Freedom

Professional Liability

Professional Negligence

Public Policy

Schools & Universities

Biographical Notes:

Please note: Kathryn Raymond is available to arbitrate or mediate disputes in a healthcare, hospital, long term care or medical malpractice context on a national basis but otherwise restricts her practice to Atlantic Canada.

As a member of the arbitral and mediator community, Kathryn Raymond resolves disputes in both the private and public sectors. This includes labour relations arbitrations through Ministerial appointment under the Nova Scotia Trade Union Act and through appointment as a Board of Inquiry for purposes of adjudicating complaints of discrimination pursuant to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act. Kathryn has extensive experience as neutral counsel to adjudicative and investigative tribunals in a professional regulation and healthcare context. This includes enabling effective adjudicative decision-making, education of adjudicators, procedural advice, policy development and procedural design. Her areas of interest include both regulated and consensual dispute resolutions design and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of ADR processes for unionized and non-unionized workplaces, for the healthcare sector, and for professional groups.

Kathryn has a strong background in health law, administrative law, employment law, labour relations and professional regulation. A native of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Kathryn was first called to the bar in Ontario in 1987 and practiced in Toronto in both the private and public sector, first in personal injury litigation representing both Plaintiffs and insurers and later as Legal Counsel with the Ontario Ministry of Health. She was called to the bar in Nova Scotia in 1990 and became a senior partner with Boyne Clarke and Chair of the firm�s Health, Employment, Administrative and Labour Law Team.

Kathryn has over 20 years experience in the regulated health care sector, in particular. In addition to her role as neutral counsel to tribunals in professional disciplinary context, she has acted as an advocate for all parties to such proceedings, representing the interests of patients, administration and professionals. Her comprehensive knowledge of disputes in the healthcare sector includes those involving physician hospital privileges, contractual issues and professional licensing, negligence, allegations of disruptive behaviour or professional misconduct, patient/client complaints involving professional and clinical staff, as well as intra-Board conflict resolution, governance and intra-management disputes. This includes disputes with a potential direct impact on patient safety or the delivery of care and those with administrative impacts.

Kathryn�s experience in resolving workplace disputes draws upon her negotiation skills and knowledge of litigation, as well as the perspective she gained representing the interests of both employers and employees. Her experience includes matters involving employment law, human rights, labour law, harassment and privacy, and related appearances before courts and tribunals.

In resolving civil disputes, Kathryn draws upon her knowledge of workplace disabilities, negligence, including medical malpractice, insurance, contract, policy and statutory interpretation. Kathryn works with the parties to customize an approach that best meets their needs, providing rights and interest based mediation, med-arb and arbitration services.

Kathryn has been consulted by government and stake holders in the drafting of various statutes and has been invited to speak on over 50 occasions on topics which include dispute resolution, administrative law, employment/labour law, and health law with an emphasis on procedural fairness and interest-based resolutions. In 2009, she was recognized by LawDay as one of Canada's Top Health Law Lawyers.

Kathryn is active in her community. In addition to her involvement in associations supporting effective dispute resolution and her personal commitment to life-long learning through organizations such as the National Academy of Arbitrators, Kathryn�s current volunteer commitments include chairing the Nova Scotia Barristers� Society Ethics and Professional Responsibility Advisory Committee and being a member of the Society's Model Code of Conduct Task Force, chairing the Governance Committee of the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia, and her efforts, currently focussed on governance development, for the Board of the Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association.

2008 Mediator's Skills Training Course, "Mediating Justice: Learning to Mediate in a Rights Based World" conducted by the Honourable George W. Adams Q.C., Toronto, Ontario

Memberships & Affiliations :

Appointed to the Nova Scotia Minister of Labour's List of Arbitrators

Member of the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society; Chair of the Ethics and Professional Responsibility Advisory Committee of the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society; Member of the Model Code of Conduct Task Force

Board Member and past Acting Executive Director of the Nova Scotia Health Organizations Protective Association;

Former Board Member of the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia (2000-2009); Current Chair of its Governance Committee

Former Chair of the Health Law Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association (Nova Scotia) and long term member of the Canadian Bar Association;

AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION

Calendar Last Updated: 18 Jun 13

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