Barbara is a partner at Harper Grey LLP. She practices primarily in the area of professional negligence. Barbara also has an interest in privacy and technology law.

Barbara has been an invited speaker and has presented to and written papers for numerous professional associations on privacy, e-commerce risks and insurance coverage, and medical legal issues. She has also volunteered with the B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association assisting it to draft submissions to the federal government on privacy issues concerning the Legal Access proposals for new technology.  She has also been a guest instructor at the Professional Legal Training Course and a guest facilitator for the Introductory Course on Advocacy for the U.B.C. law school.

Barbara is the firm's privacy officer.

Representative Client Work

Some recent examples of Barbara’s experience include:

• Defending  physician in medical malpractice claims
• Advising physicians concerning hospital privilege disputes
• Acting for lawyers concerning the provision of advice on mortgages and settlements
• Acting for physicians in Inquiries under the Coroner’s Act, at the Human Rights Tribunal, and at the College of Physicians and Surgeons
• Advising organizations on privacy issues
• Acting for insurance agencies in a dispute with an insurer

Speaking Engagements

In the area of privacy law:

• IBABC Speaker. "New Privacy Legislation: Preparing Your Brokerage for Privacy Compliance" in June 2004
• IBABC Speaker. "Privacy Law: What Brokers Need to Know" in October 2003,  May 2003,  April 2003, November 2002, January 2002
• Speaker at a privacy law seminar for a large insurer and an adjusting firm in July 2003
• Speaker at a privacy law seminar for a large insurer in June 2003
• Speaker at the Insolvency Discussion Group. "Privacy Issues in Bankruptcy and Insolvency” in April 2003
• Facilitator at FIPA workshop held for groups wanting to produce submissions to the federal government on the Lawful Access Proposal  in December 2002
• Speaker, Wholesale Flooring Credit Association Annual General Meeting . "Privacy Law" in October 2002
• IBABC Speaker. "Privacy Law" at the IBABC Annual General Meeting in August 2002
• Speaker at a privacy law seminar for a group of insurance agencies in August 2002

In the area of e-commerce:

• IBABC speaker. "Technology Risks and Insurance Coverage" in November 2005, March 2003, January 2001
• Speaker, Insight Conference Litigating and Defending Personal Injury And Disability Claims. "Surveillance and Privacy Law" in April 2004
• Presenter, Insight Conference Civil Litigation. "Insurance Coverage for E-commerce Risks", in September 2002
• Presenter, Harper Grey Catastrophic Loss seminar. “Technology Risks" in September 2001

In the area of professional negligence:

• Speaker, Nanaimo area Physicians. "Informed Consent, MSP Billing Disputes" in Feb 2006
• Panelist, Vancouver Island Health Authority, South Island. "Section 51 of the Evidence Act and Privacy Legislation" in Sept 2005
• Speaker, B.C. Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons AGM. "Medical Negligence Claims" in April 2005
• Speaker, SFU Physicians' Executive Management Program. “Medical-legal Risk Management” in March 2003, April 2004
• Speaker, SFU Physicians' Executive Management Program. “Medical-legal Liability Issues Arising from Constrained Resources in January 2002
• Co-presenter, St. Paul's Medical Conference. “Medical-legal Reports: Staying out of Court” in September 2001

Professional & Civic Activities

• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Member, Vancouver Bar Association
• Member, Medical-Legal Society of B.C.
• Member, B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association
• Author, Harper Grey Netletter on the new provincial privacy bill, June 2003
• Author, article on new privacy regulation and healthcare in Telehealth Law, July 2003
• Contributor, B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, drafted submissions to the federal government on privacy issues arising in the Legal Access proposals, November/December 2002 and March/April 2005

Background

Barbara was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.