Background
Taylor, Martin R. was born on May 18, 1931 in Harrow, Middlesex, United Kingdom.
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Martin R. Taylor
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University of British Columbia (Bachelor of Laws, 1962).
Career
Worked at Davis & Company (Vancouver, British Columbia) specializing in General Practice, Corporation, Litigation, Banking, Probate, Labour Relations, Real Property, Mortgage Law, Insurance, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Receivership, Securities, Intellectual Property and Technology Law, Trade Marks and Copyright, Computer Law, Administrative, Education, Immigration, Oil and Gas, Personal Injury, Aviation, Health, Environmental, Family, Transportation, Forestry, Pensions. Admitted to the bar, 1963, British Columbia. Recipient, Allan Gregory Memorial Award, 1962.
Editor, University of British Columbia Law Review, 1960-1962.
Counsel to British Columbia Energy Commission, 1973. Chairman, British Columbia Motor Carrier Commission, 1973-1974.
Counsel to Royal Commission on British Columbia Railway, 1976-1978. Judge, British Columbia Supreme Court, 1978-1989.
Justice, British Columbia Court of Appeal, 1989-1995.
Appointed Queen"s Counsel, 1996. Davis & Company is one of the largest law firms in Western Canada. The firm was established in Vancouver in 1892 by two lawyers, East.P. Davis and Doctorate.G. Marshall.
The merger of Davis & Company with another small but prominent law firm in 1958 provided the basis for the subsequent substantial increase in the firm"s size and range of services.
As of September, 1995 the firm is staffed with 107 lawyers, 12 legal assistants, 14 students and a support staff of 127.
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Membership
Member: College of Business Administration.
