Shafik Bhalloo, a lawyer with Kornfeld LLP, has been appointed in a dual capacity as an Academic Director and an Associate Professor of Practice with the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University as of May 2016.
In his capacity as a professor, Shafik teaches commercial law, business ethics and employment law courses in the Business School. He also holds continuing appointments on the Employment Standards Tribunal and the West Vancouver Police Board. Ismailimail congratulates Shafik for this stand-out achievement.
Born in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, Shafik completed an Honours B.A. at Simon Fraser University and received his law degree from the University of British Columbia in 1989. In 2004, Shafik obtained his Masters of Law degree with a focus on e-Business from Osgoode Hall Law School.
Shafik has acted on litigation of multi-party commercial/corporate and securities cases. He has also prosecuted and defended personal injury claims, fire and casualty claims, breaches of sale of goods, as well as real estate contracts and negligence claims against insurance and real estate companies, agents and brokers.
In his labour and employment practice, Shafik has represented numerous large and small companies in labour relations matters including grievances, collective bargaining, certification applications and employment terminations. He appears before the Labour Relations Board in certification applications and unfair labour practicei complaints, and before the Supreme Court of British Columbia on wrongful dismissal matters.
Shafik has obtained certification in mediation and has participated as counsel in mediations involving commercial, insurance, labour and employment disputes.
Shafik has lectured on various legal topics including non-competition covenants in business and employment contracts and prepared and presented materials for various business organizations including the Vancouver Board of Trade.
Shafik has also authored several academic articles, some of which are listed below.
Shafik also acts as an adjudicator on the Employment Standards Tribunal, an appointment he has held since 2009. He has authored over 200 decisions as aTribunal member.
He is active in the community and has served as a member on the British Columbia Judicial Advisory Committee, the Vancouver Police Department’s Diversity Advisory Committee, and the Conciliation and Arbitration Board of the Ismaili Community.
Shafik is also a co-chair on the West Vancouver Police Board and Chairs the Human Resources and Policy and Procedure committees.
Source: https://beedie.sfu.ca/profiles/ShafikBhalloo
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