4098 Lakeshore Road. Beamsville, ON L0R 1B

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1 DR. ANNE F. WALKER B.Sc. M.Sc. D.V.M. J.D. Barrister & Slicitr 4098 Lakeshre Rad. Beamsville, ON L0R 1B SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Ten years f legal experience handling a diverse range f files in the areas f cmmercial and civil litigatin, including animal, equine and veterinary law, insurance, banking, marine and transprtatin law, persnal injury defence, ccupiers liability, and mtr vehicle (trt and Accident Benefits. Experienced in all aspects f civil litigatin, including trials, private and FSCO arbitratins, and Crner s Inquest prceedings. Experienced mediatr in veterinary pharmaceutical industry disputes. Mre than twenty years f experience as a clinical and research veterinarian, presently cnsulting t an academic institutin and several bitechnlgy firms. Expertise in the applicatin f medical and veterinary medical knwledge and experience t the reslutin f legal prblems. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2011 present DR. ANNE F. WALKER, Barrister & Slicitr Sle practitiner, civil litigatin With a fcus n: veterinary, equine and animal law all aspects f insurance law including persnal injury defence; inland and cean marine; air, rail and rad transprtatin; prperty and casualty; ccupiers liability; prfessinal liability; mtr vehicle (trt and Accident Benefits); agri-business; and cverage banking law

2 present Varius present McCAGUE BORLACK LLP, Trnt Assciate lawyer Chair f the Animal Law Practice Grup ISAACS & CO. frmerly STRATHY & ASSOCIATES, Trnt Assciate lawyer Butique marine and transprtatin law firm CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH, Trnt Veterinarian VETERINARY RESEARCH CONSULTANT Nucr-Technics Inc., Scarbrugh Dextran Inc., Scarbrugh NAb Bidiscveries Inc, Mississauga Lrus Therapeutics Inc., Trnt Spectral Diagnstics Inc., Trnt THE TORONTO HOSPITAL, Trnt Directr, Veterinary Services THE TORONTO HOSPITAL, Trnt Clinical Veterinarian, Veterinary Services SMALL ANIMAL CLINICAL VETERINARY PRACTITIONER, Mississauga and Oakville, Ontari EDUCATION 2000 Juris Dctr, Faculty f Law, University f Trnt 1986 Dctr f Veterinary Medicine (Hnurs), with Hnurs, University f Guelph 1982 Master f Science, Pathlgy, University f Guelph 1979 Bachelr f Science (Hnurs), Bilgy, First Class standing, Yrk University 2

3 SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS 1986 Andrew Leslie MacNabb Prize Fr the final year student at the Ontari Veterinary Cllege receiving the highest grade in veterinary public health Mark Friedman Memrial Training Prgram in Labratry Animal Medicine Awarded t tw veterinary students frm acrss Nrth America t train at Memrial Slan- Kettering Cancer Center, New Yrk. Russel T. Paytn Memrial Schlarship Awarded by the Ontari Humane Sciety t ne third year student frm the Ontari Veterinary Cllege t train at Angel Memrial Animal Hspital, Bstn Graduate Student Bursary, University f Guelph 2 semesters 1980 Tamara Denberg Memrial Schlarship Awarded t a graduate student within the Ontari Veterinary Cllege preferably pursuing studies in nclgy r clinical hematlgy Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Cuncil f Canada Pstgraduate Schlarship Full supprt t pursue studies leading t a Master f Science degree Traditinally awarded t the student achieving the highest grade in Bilgy at Yrk University 1979 Ontari Graduate Schlarship - ffered 1975 Yrk University Entrance Schlarship 3

4 PRESENTATIONS April 9, Legal Issues in the Hrse Industry. Guest speaker at the Eastern Canadian Thrughbred Assciatin 2011 Awards Banquet, Ottawa. Octber 27, Regulatin f Animal Research. Seminar presented t the students at the Faculty f Law, University f Windsr. June 7, Legal Issues fr the Racing Prfessinal. Hw valid is that waiver? The 90 day Rule can the ORC really stp my hrse frm racing? Presentatin at Canada s Outdr Equine Exp, Arkell Research Statin, Guelph. June 4, Persnal Injury Lawsuits. Are yu respnsible? And what yu can d t prtect yurself befre an accident ccurs. Presentatin at Canada s Outdr Equine Exp, Arkell Research Statin, Guelph. December 1, Amendments t the Rules f Civil Prcedure in Ontari hw will these affect yu? Presentatin at the Canadian Bard f Marine Underwriters Annual General Meeting, Trnt Varius training seminars fr the risk management department f a majr grcery chain Mtr Vehicle Accident Cmpensatin in Ontari; Assessment f Damages in a Persnal Injury Claim; Recvery f Damages fr Psychiatric Injury the Mustapha decisin; A Review f Occupiers Liability Varius presentatins given at law firm seminars fr insurance prfessinals Interpreting an Insurance Plicy; Amendments t the Rules f Civil Prcedure; Des prvincial r federal legislatin apply t persnal injuries ccurring nbard a vessel?; Accident Benefit Issues Pririty Disputes. Nvember 22, Law fr Veterinarians Emplyment Law, Veterinary Medical Malpractice and Aviding Litigatin. Lecture fr third year veterinary students, Ontari Veterinary Cllege, Guelph. May 24, Legal Issues fr Veterinary Cnsultants. Panel member at a wrkshp fr veterinary cnsultants held at the annual meeting f the Canadian Assciatin f Labratry Animal Science, Mntreal. 4

5 Octber 26, The Ethics f Animal Research. Panel member at a research ethics seminar rganized by the Health Law Club, Faculty f Law, University f Trnt. May 12, Legal Aspects f Veterinary Medicine. Presentatin t the Trnt Academy f Veterinary Medicine. May 10, Emergency Department Overcrwding and the Law: Cnsequences fr dctrs, nurses and hspitals. Presented at the Emergency Department Runds, Sunnybrk and Wmen s Cllege Hspital, Trnt. June 18, Epilepsy as a Disease f the Mind: Injustice in the Justice System? Presented at the XXIVth Internatinal Cngress n Law and Mental Health, Trnt. PUBLICATIONS Walker, A.F Ontari curts award cmpensatin fr emtinal distress assciated with the lss f a pet. Canadian Veterinary Jurnal 48: Walker, A.F Sublingual administratin f buprenrphine fr lngterm analgesia in the hrse. Veterinary Recrd 160: Walker, A.F The legal duty f physicians and hspitals t prvide emergency care. Canadian Medical Assciatin Jurnal 166(4): Walker, A.F Emergency department vercrwding (respnding letter). Canadian Medical Assciatin Jurnal 167(6): 627 Partlw, G.D., Fisher, K.R.S., Page, P.D., MacMillan, K. and Walker, A.F Prevalence and types f birth defects in Ontari swine determined by mail survey. Canadian Jurnal f Veterinary Research 57: Walker, A.F., Lumsden, J.H. and Stirtzinger, T Neutrphil functin in sheep experimentally infected with bvine leukemia virus. Veterinary Immunlgy and Immunpathlgy 14: Fisher, K.R.S., Partlw, G.D. and Walker, A.F anatmical bservatins f a tw-headed lamb. The Anatmical Recrd 214: Clinical and 5

6 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Canadian Defence Lawyers The Canadian Bard f Marine Underwriters The Canadian Bar Assciatin The Ontari Veterinary Medical Assciatin LngRun Thrughbred Retirement Sciety pr bn lawyer and member f the Hrse Cmmittee 6