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Daniel P. Ryall
"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat."
Call to Bar
- Admitted to the Manitoba Bar in 1999
Areas of Focus
Daniel (Dan) is a partner of Fillmore Riley LLP and practises in the areas of civil, commercial, criminal and regulatory litigation, transportation, occupational / workplace health and safety, and environmental law.
He has appeared before all levels of court in Manitoba, various administrative tribunals, and various arbitration boards.
Representative Clients / Cases / Transactions
- Rogers Communications Inc.
- General Motors of Canada Limited
- TransX Group of Companies
- Gardewine Group Inc.
- Winnipeg Motor Express
- The Addictions Foundation of Manitoba
- Beaver Bus Lines
- Arnason Industries Ltd.
- R. v. Borland Construction Inc., 2006 CanLII 11647 (Man P.C.)
- Canadian National Railway v. Benson, 2002 MBQB 210 (Man Q.B.), 2005 MBCA 12 (Man C.A.), 2003 MBCA 110 (Man C.A.)
- Canterra Stone Ltd. v. Transx Ltd. 2004 MBQB 76 (Man Q.B.)
- Queen v. Canadian National Railway Company, [2005] M.J. No. 104
- Queen v. Canadian National Railway Company, [2003] M.J. No. 247
- Queen v. Canadian National Railway Company, [2003] M.J. No. 104
- Queen v. Clearwater Electric Ltd. [2001] M.J. No. 101
- The Inquiry Regarding Thomas Sophonow: The Investigation, Prosecution and Consideration of Entitlement to Compensation, September 2001
- The Inquiry into Allegations of Infractions of the Elections Act and the Elections Finances Act during the 1995 Manitoba General Election (The Monnin Inquiry), March 29, 1999
Education
- University of Manitoba, Bachelor of Arts, 1991
- University of South Dakota, Juris Doctor, 1996
- Federation of Law Societies of Canada, Certificate of Accreditation, 1999
Professional Activities
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Manitoba Bar Association
- Vice President and Director, Canadian Transport Lawyers Association
- Member, U.S. Transportation Lawyers Association
- Member, Law Society of Manitoba
- Member, Manitoba Trucking Association
- Member (inactive), State Bar of South Dakota
Publications / Presentations
- Author, Minimizing Damages in Cargo Claims by Shippers (Western Canada Highway News, Summer 2010)
- Author, Cross Border Freight Claims and The Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens (The Transportation Lawyer, December, 2009, Vol. 11, No. 3)
- Author, Minimizing the Quantum of Damages in Cargo Claims by Shippers (The Transportation Lawyer, February, 2009, Vol. 10, No. 4)
- Presenter, Occupational Health and Safety: Defending the Regulatory Offence (The Canadian Society of Safety Engineering Conference, January 22, 2009)
- Presenter, Planes, Trains and Automobiles: The Latest Developments in Transportation Law (The Canadian Transport Lawyers Association annual conference, September 26, 2008)
- Author, The First Thing We Do, Let’s Kill All The Lawyers (The Western Canada Highway News - Legal Corner, Spring 2008 edition)
- Presenter, The Consequences of a Workplace Accident (The Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) Conference, November 24 and 25, 2003)
- Author, Occupational Health and Safety: Defending the Regulatory Offence (November, 2003)
- Author, The Dangers of Public Inquiries (December, 2001)
- Guest Lecturer, Surviving the Articling Year (The Law Society of Manitoba Bar Admission Course, 1999)