Lawyers

Katherine Arnold Associate Counsel

Prior to joining Bernard and Partners in 2003, Katherine worked in Vancouver as a litigation associate for a large national firm for several years, and then joined a boutique firm in Vancouver specializing in labour and employment law.

Practising employment, human rights, health and insurance law, Katherine has worked extensively with numerous public and private sector clients, including insurance companies, health care professionals, hospitals, health regions, self-governing bodies, school boards, and municipalities.

Katherine has represented clients at a variety of administrative tribunals and Courts, including federal and provincial human rights tribunals, employment standards tribunals, workers compensation tribunals, employment insurance tribunals, labour arbitrations, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the British Columbia Court of Appeal, Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada.

Katherine has provided counsel and assisted in the development of various employment and consulting contracts, employment policies, health policies and consent documents.

Katherine also benefits from the experience of being a member of a number of boards and committees, including hospital clinical ethics committees, research ethics boards, parent associations and the board of a continuing care facility.

Professional and Other Affiliations

• Called to Bar of British Columbia, 1991
• Law Society of British Columbia, Member
• Health Law Subsection, B.C. Branch, Canadian Bar Association, Past Co-Chair
• B.C. Women's Hospital Clinical Ethics Committee, Member and Co-Chair (1995-2011)
• B.C. Children's Hospital Clinical Ethics Committee, Member (1995-2011)
• B.C. Cancer Agency Research Ethics Board, Member (2003-2008 and ad hoc)
• UBC Research Ethics Board, Member (2006 and ad hoc)
• Hope Fertility Fund Committee, Member
• Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver Acute/Critical Care/Palliative Ethics Committee, Member

Author and Speaker

Katherine has presented numerous seminars and papers on legal issues to clients, to students and to the public. She has participated as a guest lecturer at the University of British Columbia and at Vancouver Community College.

Areas of Practice

• Insurance
• Litigation
• Business Law
• Employment Law
• Health Law