Profile
Tim Delaney is a trial and appellate lawyer who has represented his clients before all levels of Court, including the Supreme Court of Canada.
Tim's practice is primarily focused on employment law matters, commercial litigation and personal injury claims.
Tim acts for both employers and employees on wrongful dismissal cases and post-employment competition issues. His commercial litigation practice primarily involves contract and business disputes. Tim acts for both plaintiffs and the defence in personal injury claims.
Guest Speaker/Lecturer/Publications
Judicial Re-Writing of Employment Contract: How far are courts prepared to go? Authored paper entitled Judicial Re-Writing of Employment Contract: How far are courts prepared to go? For the CLE Employment Law Conference, 2008.
Assessing Damages for the Wrongful Dismissal of the Disabled or Ill Employee for the CLE Employment Law Conference, 2004Authored paper entitled Assessing Damages for the Wrongful Dismissal of the Disabled or Ill Employee for the CLE Employment Law Conference, 2004
Termination of the Employment Contract when an employee is absent from work due to an illness or disabilityAuthored paper entitled Termination of the Employment Contract when an employee is absent from work due to an illness or disability published in The Verdict, vol. 100, March 2004
In what circumstances is the vendor of a business entitled to either set up a new business or obtain employment in competition to the purchaser?Authored paper entitled Competition by the Departing Vendor for CLE Employment Law Conference, 2002
Authored book review of Rethinking Church, State and and Modernity: Canada between Europe and America, published in The Advocate, 2002
Co-authored paper entitled After Athey published in The Saskatchewan Advocate, 2001
Authored paper entitled Dismissing the Disabled or Ill Employee published in the The Advocate, 1998
Editor and Contributor to the Lindsay Kenney LLP Employment Law newsletter, The Firing Line
Authored several papers and delivered speeches at Lindsay Kenney LLP client seminars on various topics including surety and fidelity insurance, collateral benefits, and employment law.
Affiliations & Memberships
- Member, CBABC
- Member, Law Society of BC
- Member, Trial Lawyers Association of BC
- Director, Law Courts Inn Society
- Elected Member, Provincial Council of CBABC
- Past Chair, CBABC Legislation and Law Reform Committee
- Past President, Vancouver Bar Association
- Past Executive Member, Vancouver Bar Association
- Past Chair, CBA National and Provincial Law Week Planning Committee
Volunteer Work
- Past Director, Act II Child and Family Services Society
- Past Director, International Development Education Resource Association
- Past Lecturer to the People's Law School
- Volunteer judge for UBC Moot Court Program, Professional Legal Training Course Mock Trials, Chambers applications
