Shannon Salter: BC’s Civil Resolution Tribunal

Runnymede Radio

This episode of Runnymede Radio features Shannon Salter, the Chair of British Columbia’s Civil Resolution Tribunal – Canada’s first online tribunal. Ms. Salter earned her BA and LLB from the University of British Columbia, and her LLM from the University of Toronto. She clerked at the Supreme Court of British Columbia before practising civil litigation at a Vancouver law firm for several years. In 2017, Ms. Salter was named one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada. She is also an adjunct professor at UBC’s Allard School of Law, where she teaches administrative law and legal ethics. Interviewed by Mark Mancini, the National Director of the Runnymede Society, Ms. Salter discusses the nature and work of the Civil Resolution Tribunal and how this administrative body is reshaping legal dispute resolution in British Columbia.