CANADA Law and Practice Contributed by: Rui Fernandes, Andrea Fernandes and Conal Calvert, Gardiner Roberts LLP
Gardiner Roberts LLP is a full-service law firm of 100 lawyers tracing its beginnings to 1913. The calibre of those who work at Gardiner Roberts and their unflag - ging commitment and dedication to doing the best job possible have engendered an enviable degree of loyalty from its clients, large and small – many of whom have been part of the team for years and for all the right reasons. This, coupled with a sincere be - lief in moving forward through supporting the teams
and by recruiting the best talent, is in keeping with the Gardiner Roberts’ clients-first philosophy – one which has buoyed and supported Gardiner Roberts for nearly 100 years. The future of Gardiner Roberts lives in our determination to help clients grow their businesses and by continuing to earn their confi - dence with their ongoing legal needs. Its transpor - tation and logistics practice group is one of the top teams in the country.
Authors
Rui Fernandes provides advice with respect to marine contract and commercial law. He is a qualified mediator and arbitrator and obtained his FCIArb in 2020. Rui has appeared as senior counsel in trial and appellate
Conal Calvert is an associate lawyer in the transportation and logistics law group at Gardiner Roberts LLP. His practice encompasses a range of disputes involving all manner of maritime and transportation issues
courts and agencies across Canada: The Supreme Court of Canada, The Federal Court, Ontario, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Alberta, Canadian Transportation Agency, and Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada. He has written nine texts, including the Halsbury series on Maritime Law.
including cargo litigation matters, property damage and casualty claims, and regulatory proceedings before the federal and provincial governments. Conal is a member of the Canadian Transport Lawyers Association and the Canadian Maritime Law Association.
Andrea Fernandes is an experienced and versatile lawyer specialising in maritime and transportation matters. She has experience in dealing with cargo disputes, property damage and casualty matters, collisions, limitation
of liability proceedings, contract disputes and vessel arrests. Andrea has represented clients in the courts of many Canadian jurisdictions including Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and PEI, and in the Federal Court. She is a director of the Canadian Maritime Law Association and the Canadian Transportation Lawyers Association. Andrea is co-author of “The Law of Freight Forwarding and Freight Brokering in Common Law Jurisdictions”, Aerospark Press, 2022.
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