Employment & Labour
Canada Guide 2025 : British Columbia
Band 2
Contact number
604.638.2050Chambers Review
Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark is an experienced labour and employment boutique with capabilities across Canada and a particularly accomplished office in Vancouver. The firm offers expertise in a wide range of mandates, including collective bargaining, union certification and occupational health and safety. Its lawyers are especially strong at handling grievance arbitrations brought both by unions and individual employees. It also has notable experience representing employers from the food production and construction sectors in labour relations matters, and has also assisted with large-scale terminations as a result of restructuring.
Work Highlights
- Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark successfully represented Pacific Gateway Hotel against the Union, who alleged they breached the Labour Relations Code by using unlawful replacement workers during a strike at the hotel.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are always available for me and quick to navigate my issues."
"Mathews, Dinsdale consistently exhibit strong analytical skills, strategic thinking and attention to detail, allowing them to devise innovative solutions tailored to each unique situation."
"Mathews Dinsdale has excellent lawyers in their firm and all of the legal team we have worked with have done an outstanding job for our company. They are a very knowledgeable team."
"Extremely responsive and incisive on the highest risk matters."
"They are extremely easy to deal with and understand the issues as laid out by them."
"They are always available for me and quick to navigate my issues."
"Mathews, Dinsdale consistently exhibit strong analytical skills, strategic thinking and attention to detail, allowing them to devise innovative solutions tailored to each unique situation."
"Mathews Dinsdale has excellent lawyers in their firm and all of the legal team we have worked with have done an outstanding job for our company. They are a very knowledgeable team."
"Extremely responsive and incisive on the highest risk matters."
"They are extremely easy to deal with and understand the issues as laid out by them."
Notable Practitioners
Keith Murray is Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark's managing partner in Western Canada, dividing his time between Vancouver, Victoria and Calgary. He is especially experienced in handling matters involving unions, including grievance arbitrations.
"Keith brings so much knowledge and experience to the table that has assisted our organisation with handling significant files."
"Keith is very pragmatic, understands business and our values and applies that to helping us through difficult cases."
"Keith has a great understanding of our business, experience with our employees, and brings his knowledge of the industry and case law to all of our interactions."
Gradin Tyler has an impressive reputation in matters such as termination agreements, union certification applications, bargaining and occupational health and safety. He is based in Vancouver and is particularly experienced in appearing before the BC Labour Relations Board.
"Gradin is an outstanding counsel."
"Gradin is an absolute pleasure to deal with. He is very knowledgeable, professional and efficient."
"Gradin possesses a wealth of expertise in employment and labour law and has demonstrated exceptional skill and knowledge in navigating complex legal matters."