Holmes and King Lawyers
Robert D. Holmes, Q.C.
ISLN: 906402991
Member
Email: rdholmes@holmesandking.com
Practice Areas
Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Arbitration
Admitted:1983, British Columbia
Law School: University of British Columbia, LL.B. 1981; Yale Law School, LL.M., 1984
Member: Law Society of B.C.; Trial Lawyers Association of B.C. (President, 2008-2010); Vancouver and Canadian Bar Associations (Past Chair, Vancouver Civil Litigation Section and
Member of Provincial Council); American Association for Justice; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Associate); B.C. Mediation and Arbitration Institute.
Member, BC International Commercial Arbitration Centre, BC Domestic Panel of Arbitrators
Appointed Queen’s Counsel, 2010
Robert Holmes – Volunteer Activities
Pro bono legal counsel for the B.C. Civil Liberties Association in Dixon v. B.C. (A.G.) (1986), 7 B.C.L.R.
(2d) 174, Dixon v. B.C. (A.G.), [1989] 4 W.W.R. 393, Reference re Prov. Electoral Boundaries (Sask.), [1991] 2 SCR 158, WIC Radio Ltd. v. Simpson, 2008 SCC 40, [2008] 2 SCR 420, Dixon v. Powell River
(City), 2009 BCSC 406, Breeden v. Black, 2010 CanLII 75965, Docket 33900, and Les éditions Écosociété Inc., Alain Deneault, Delphine Abadie and William Sacher v. Banro Corporation, 2011 CanLII 1063, Docket 33819
Pro bono legal counsel for Access Pro Bono Society of British Columbia, formerly Western Canada Society to Access Justice, providing free legal advice to person in need.
Various civic, provincial and federal election campaigns and constituency organizations
Articles Written:
| 2011 | Doust’s Trumpet Reveille – Funding Legal Aid as an Essential Public Service”, The Verdict, Issue 129, Summer 2011 |
| 2011 | “Civil Jury Rules – Report and Recommendations”, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia report, June 2011 |
| 2010 | Trial Lawyers Association of B.C. Submission to the Public Commission on Legal Aid, October 2010 |
| 2010 | Trial Lawyers Association of B.C. Submission to the Judicial Justices of the Peace Compensation Commission, May 2010 |
| 2011 | “Standards of Review on Appeals”, The Verdict, Issue 127, Winter 2011 |
| 2010 | “The Purpose of the Rules”, The Verdict, Issue 124, Spring 2010 |
| 2009-10 | TLABC President’s Message, The Verdict, various issues |
| 2008- | BC Civil Liberties Association President’s Message, Democratic Commitment, various issues |
| 2008 | “Should the Proposed New Rules Be Found Wanting?” The Advocate, v. 66, part 2, March 2008 |
| 2004 | “Recent Developments in Costs”, Courtroom Advocacy Skills conference of the Trial Lawyers Association of B.C., March 26, 2004 |
| 2002 | “Getting the New Litigation Tools into the Courtroom” to the Pacific Legal Technology Conference, presented by the Law Society of British Columbia, Canadian Bar Association (B.C. Branch), Trial Lawyers Association of B.C. and ABA-Law Practice Management Section, October 18, 2002 |
| 1992 | “Shareholder Meetings”, Corporate Control and Shareholder Proceedings, Insight Conference, May 1992 |
| 1991 | “Distress,” Commercial Tenancy Disputes, Continuing Legal Education conference, December 1991 |
| 1990 | Chambers Practice, Course Leader, Continuing Legal Education conference, with Mr. Justice van der Hoop and Masters Kirkpatrick and McCallum |
| 1989 | “A Landlord’s Remedies,” Insight Conference on Commercial Tenancies, November 1989 |
| 1987 | “Recent Developments in the Law of Commercial Tenancies”, Insolvency Subsection, B.C. Branch, Canadian Bar Association paper, May 28, 1987 |
| 1987 | “An Overview of Remedies,” Commercial Leases: Remedies and Enforcement, CLE International Inc. conference, December 10, 1987 |
| 1987 | “Comments Upon the Law Reform Commission of B.C. Working Paper No. 61 on the Commercial Tenancy Act,” (with V. Gray of Bull, Housser & Tupper), a paper presented to the Real Estate Section of the B.C. Branch of the Canadian Bar Association |
| 1987 | “Recent Developments in the Law of Commercial Tenancies,” The Advocate, v. 46, part 4, July 1987 |
| 1986 | “The Lease in Default,” Leasing for General Practitioners, Continuing Legal Education conference, October 1986 |
Terrence E. King
ISLN: 905872177
Member
Email: teking@holmesandking.com
Practice Areas
Securities and Corporate Finance; Corporate and Commercial
Admitted: 1982, British Columbia
Law School: University of British Columbia, LL.B.
Member: Law Society of B.C.; Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch (Past Chairman, Securities and Natural Resources, Mining, Oil and Gas Sections); Vancouver Bar Association.
John W. Bilawich
ISLN: 913891405
Member
Email: jwbilawich@holmesandking.com
Practice Areas
Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation, Estate Litigation
Admitted: 1992, British Columbia
Law School: University of Alberta, LL.B. (1991)
Memberships / Professional Associations:
- Law Society of British Columbia
- Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia
- 2010-2011 Member, New Rules Litigation Committee
- Canadian Bar Association
- 2012-2013 Member – Legislation and Law Reform Committee
- 2012-2013 Member – Court Services Committee
- 2011-2013 Chair – Civil Litigation – Vancouver Section
- 2009-2011 Secretary – Vancouver Civil Litigation Section
- 1999-2000 Secretary – Victoria Family Law Section
- 1998-1999 Legislative Liaison – Victoria Family Law Section
- Vancouver Bar Association
Articles / Submissions:
- “Special Topics and Practice Update”, May 2013, paper for Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Discovery Practice – May 2013
- Guest Blogger, Civil Litigation Practice Portal, Courthouse Libraries BC website
- “Termination Clauses in Employment Agreements”, May 2011, paper for Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia Employment Law Conference – 2011
- “Comments in Response to the ‘White Paper on Limitation Reform: Finding the Balance’ and proposed amendments to The Limitation Act”, co-authored with William G. MacLeod and Stephen E. Field, for CBA-BC Vancouver Civil Litigation Section Limitation Act Reform Committee (Chair), November 15, 2010
- “Decisions Addressing the New Rules”, October 30, 2010, paper for Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia seminar, Making Sense of the New Rules.
Jonathan J. Weisman
ISLN:
Member Email: jjweisman@holmesandking.com
Practice Areas
Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation, Estate Litigation
Admitted: 2008, Ontario, 2009, British Columbia
Law School: University of Western Ontario (2007)
Memberships / Professional Associations:
- Law Society of British Columbia
- Law Society of Upper Canada
- Canadian Bar Association
- Osgoode Society
Articles / Teaching:
- Instructor, Business Law MGMT 360, 2011-2012Simon Fraser University
- Wills and Estates Refresher: Cocktail Party Questions, February 2012Paper for Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia
- The Civil Litigation Process, September 2011Presentation at Employment Challenges Seminar
- Builders’ Liens: What Comes Next?, June 2010Web Article on Collections
- New Gas Station Regulations, April 2010Web Article on Statutory Changes
- Insurable Interest: Does it Matter?, October 2008Paper for Ontario Bar Association Insurance Law Primer
Community Activities::
- President, Dunbar Residents’ Association
- Director, Realwheels Theatre Company
- President, ThinkReferrals Kitsilano
- Access Pro Bono Volunteer
