Practice Profile
James Norton is counsel to Theall Group LLP. He is a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation, and over the past 29 years he has appeared before all levels of the Ontario courts, as well as the Saskatchewan Queen’s Bench and Court of Appeal and the Court of Appeal of British Columbia. James has a varied practice, but his primary focus is products liability, commercial litigation, construction law, property/liability insurance litigation, insurance contracts disputes, professional E&O disputes and environmental impairment liability. James is an international commercial arbitrator qualified as a Chartered Arbitrator through the Chartered Institute in London UK.

Education
Queen’s University (scholarship award), J.D., 1979
University of Toronto, M.Sc., 1976
University of Toronto, B.Sc., 1974

Professional Involvement
James is a member of the Ontario Bar Association, the Advocates’ Society,the International Bar Association and is a panel member of a number of international arbitration centres worldwide.

Practice Profile
James is counsel to Theall Group LLP. He is a Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation under the auspices of the Law Society of Upper Canada. Over the past 29 years, James has represented companies in complex and international insurance related matters covering a wide variety of subject areas. He has appeared before all Ontario courts, the Saskatchewan Queen’s Bench and Court of Appeal and the Court of Appeal of British Columbia. He has been involved in countless mediations.

James is an international commercial arbitrator qualified as a Chartered Arbitrator through the Chartered Institute in London UK. He has sat as a sole arbitrator and on panels worldwide conducting ICC administered arbitrations. He has sat an Arbitrator-Judge in the Willem C. Vis International Moot Competition, which is held in Vienna and Hong Kong annually. He has also appeared on many occasions as counsel before sole arbitrators and arbitration panels representing divergent interests including professional engineers and architects, contractors, manufacturers and in commercial disputes. He has been an invited speaker to ICC Conferences.

Education
Queen’s University (scholarship award), J.D., 1979
University of Toronto, M.Sc., 1976
University of Toronto, B.Sc., 1974
Ontario Scholar, 1969

Professional Involvement
Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association
Advocates Society, Ontario, Canada
Panel of Arbitrators: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London)
Panel of Arbitrators: ICC (Canada)
Panel of Arbitrators: Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
Panel of Arbitrators: Kuala Lumpur Regional Arbitration Centre
Panel of Arbitrators: Dubai International Arbitration Centre
Panel of Arbitrators: Singapore International Arbitration Centre
International Bar Association
C.I.Arb. (Thailand) Chapter
International Chamber of Commerce
London Court of International Arbitration – Asia Pacific Council (LCIA)
Thai -Canada Chamber of Commerce
American Chamber of Commerce (Thailand)

James is the Founding Director and General Counsel - CFISU: Canadian Foundation for the International Space University (a federal charitable organization that raises funds for and oversees selection of Canadian graduate students to attend as Canada’s representatives at the International Space University, in Strasbourg France); currently James is a Director Emeritus. James is also a Judge-Arbitrator for the Vis Moot (East) - Hong Kong, Past Vice-Chairman and Director Lycée Français de Toronto and a Guest lecturer at the Webster University - Thailand Campus.