Speaker Biographies
KATE CAMPBELL (she/her) completed her Bachelor of Arts and law degrees at the University of Victoria and her Master of Arts degree at Carleton University. After graduating from law school in 2004, Kate clerked at the BC Supreme Court, and then practiced labour law, with a focus on grievance arbitration and collective bargaining. Kate became a Vice Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal in 2011 and was appointed to the CRT in 2018, where she is currently the Vice Chair – Quality Assurance. Kate is a past board member of several non-profit societies and organizations, including the BC Council of Administrative Tribunals and the Canadian Bar Association BC Branch’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Community (SOGIC) Section.
TERRY YUE received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia in 2002 and his Bachelor of Laws from UBC in 2005. He was called to the bar of British Columbia in 2006. After a short period in private practice, he joined the BC Public Service as a Workers’ Adviser in 2006, advising, assisting, and representing injured workers with workers compensation matters. He remained in that role for seven years and was an acting Law & Policy Adviser with the BC Public Service for one year, before being appointed to WCAT as a Vice Chair in January 2014. He was also a Team Leader from 2020 until he was appointed Tribunal Counsel in April 2025.
LAILA SAID was appointed as a full-time member of the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal on November 1, 2023. Ms. Said is a lawyer who practices defense litigation primarily in the areas of administrative law and humanitarian immigration law. She has worked in coordination with the International Rescue Committee and United Nations to advance the rights and dignity of vulnerable populations. Prior to private practice, she spent a combined 8 years improving government oversight and regulating health care professionals, with the primary aim of bringing transparency to the public. In her work, she brings a deep commitment to procedural fairness, and a commitment to adjudicating with a trauma-informed lens. Ms. Said holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law, a Master’s degree from the United Nations University and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland.
ALANDRA HARLINGTEN is a partner with the firm of Lovett Westmacott. Alandra graduated from Dalhousie University’s Law School in May 2013 and, in October 2016, obtained her Master of Laws at Osgoode Hall specializing in constitutional law. Prior to joining Lovett Westmacott, Alandra was legal counsel with the Ministry of Attorney General’s Constitutional and Administrative Law Section. Alandra has a broad range of experience in constitutional and administrative law. She provides advice to various administrative decision-makers and regularly acts as counsel on judicial review applications, statutory appeals, and in civil actions. Alandra is an Adjunct Professor with the University of Victoria and often lectures on the topics of oral advocacy, administrative law, and judicial review procedure.
KAITLYN CHEWKA is a partner with the firm Lovett Westmacott. Prior to joining Lovett Westmacott, Kaitlyn was legal counsel with the Ministry of Attorney General’s Constitutional and Administrative Law Section. Kaitlyn provides advice to various administrative decision-makers and regularly acts as counsel on judicial review applications and any resulting appeals. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria where she has lectured on the topics of administrative law, civil procedure, criminal procedure, advocacy, and ethics. Kaitlyn is also a co-coach for the University of Victoria’s Wilson moot team, which focuses on appellate advocacy skills. She is a frequent speaker at conferences on administrative law and self-governing professions and is a contributing author to CanLii’s Manual to British Columbia Civil Litigation.
HERMAN VAN OMMEN, KC was appointed Chair of the Law Society of BC Tribunal effective January 1, 2023. Mr. Van Ommen was called to the bar in 1985 and was a litigator and senior partner at McCarthy Tétrault until he retired from the firm in 2018. He has extensive knowledge and experience with the tribunal process, both as counsel and as President of the Law Society in 2017. While serving as a Bencher, he chaired working groups that developed the Code of Professional and Ethical Responsibilities for Tribunal Adjudicators, as well as the abeyance guidelines.
KATIE ROSOLEN DAOUST, Chief Information Officer at the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (ATSSC), brings over 15 years of experience as a federal executive leading large-scale projects and transformational initiatives across government. With a multidisciplinary background that includes a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Project Management certification, and a degree in Computer Programming, she is recognized for her ability to bridge business needs with technology solutions. Katie leads the ATSSC’s AI agenda, driving innovation through targeted AI pilots across multiple business lines to improve efficiency, while advancing the use of agentic AI to support operational modernization. She has successfully delivered a major digital transformation for independent tribunals, implementing case management systems, e-filing portals, data analytics platforms, modernized web services, and virtual hearing capabilities aligned with legislative requirements. Her experience spans both private and public organizations of varying sizes, including managing a $50 million budget at the Treasury Board Secretariat and overseeing a $1 billion project portfolio at the Canada Border Services Agency, alongside contributing to leadership of federal-wide strategies and policies. A people-focused leader, Katie works closely with senior executives to align digital initiatives with business priorities, while building inclusive, high-performing teams committed to delivering meaningful results for Canadians.
NICOLAS VERMEYS, LL.D. (Université de Montréal), LL.M. (Université de Montréal), CISSP, is the Associate Director of the Cyberjustice Laboratory, a researcher at the Centre de recherche en droit public (CRDP), and a Professor at the Université de Montréal’s Faculté de droit. Mr. Vermeys is a member of the Quebec Bar, as well as a certified information system security professional (CISSP) as recognized by (ISC)2, and is the author and co-author of numerous publications relating to the impact of technology on the law, including Responsabilité.IA (co-written with Mariève Lacroix), Droit codifié et nouvelles technologies : le Code civil (Yvon Blais, 2015), and Responsabilité civile et sécurité informationnelle (Yvon Blais, 2010). Mr. Vermeys’ research focuses on legal issues pertaining to artificial intelligence, information security, developments in the field of cyberjustice, and other questions relating to the impact of technological innovations on the law. He is often invited to speak on these topics by the media, and regularly lectures for judges, lawyers, professional orders, and government organizations, in Canada and abroad. He has accompanied numerous courts and other public bodies in modernizing their practices through the adoption of novel technological solutions such as PARLe, the Justicebot, and the LLMediator, all of which were designed by his team at the Cyberjustice Lab.
THE HONOURABLE THOMAS CROMWELL, CC served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 2008 to 2016, capping off a distinguished judicial career that also included more than a decade on the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. Prior to his elevation to the bench, he was a professor of law at Dalhousie University and served as the Executive Legal Officer to Chief Justice Antonio Lamer. Renowned for his expertise in civil procedure, administrative law, and judicial education, Thomas Cromwell has long been a champion for improving access to justice in Canada, notably chairing the National Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters. In recognition of his extraordinary contributions to the Canadian legal system and his ongoing work as an arbitrator, mediator, and legal advisor, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2021. He is currently senior counsel with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Ottawa and Vancouver and a member of the Bars of Nova Scotia, Ontario, and British Columbia.
THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE JACQUELINE D. HUGHES was appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 2022. Before joining the bench, she served as Senior Legal Counsel with the British Columbia Ministry of the Attorney General, where her practice focused on constitutional and administrative law, as well as a wide range of Crown litigation. Earlier, she practised civil and commercial litigation with Hunter Litigation Chambers. Justice Hughes has appeared before all levels of court in British Columbia, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and has made significant contributions to legal education as an adjunct professor and guest instructor at UBC’s Peter A. Allard School of Law. She is also a long-time contributing editor of The Conduct of Civil Litigation in British Columbia.
CHANTELLE RAJOTTE, K.C. is senior legal counsel with the Ministry of Attorney General’s Legal Services Branch, specializing in complex constitutional litigation. Prior to joining the Ministry of Attorney General, Chantelle was a partner in a national law firm, practicing in the areas of commercial litigation, class action defence, and public law litigation. Chantelle has appeared at all levels of court in BC and before the Supreme Court of Canada. Chantelle clerked for the BC Court of Appeal (2008-2009). She regularly speaks on litigation strategy, presenting on topics such as pleadings, expert evidence, and class actions.
JUSTICE KAREN HORSMAN graduated from UBC Law School in 1992. After clerking at the Supreme Court of BC, she completed her articles at the Ministry of Attorney General. Justice Horsman spent most of her career as a barrister with the Ministry of Attorney General, initially in the civil litigation group and later in the constitutional/administrative law group. As AG counsel, she had conduct of a range of cases from relatively straightforward personal injury claims to complex constitutional litigation. She frequently appeared as counsel for the Province before a variety of administrative tribunals, the BC Supreme Court, the BC Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada. She is a member of the editorial boards of the CLEBC publications Introducing Evidence at Trial: A BC Handbook and BC Administrative Law Practice Manual. She was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2014. In August of 2018, she was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of BC. In April of 2022, she was appointed a judge of the BC Court of Appeal.
JUSTICE KARRIE WOLFE graduated from the University of Victoria Faculty of Law in 2004. She articled with the Legal Services Branch of the BC Ministry of Attorney General and was called to the BC bar in 2005. Justice Wolfe spent the majority of her career as a barrister with the Ministry of Attorney General, specializing in constitutional and administrative law. She appeared at all levels of court in BC and at the Supreme Court of Canada. Her public law expertise engaged issues such as safe injection sites, free speech in elections, environmental regulation, and minority language education rights. She also held various supervisory roles and wrote constitutional opinions. Justice Wolfe was appointed King’s Counsel in 2023. In February 2024, Justice Wolfe was appointed to the Supreme Court of BC. Justice Wolfe is a member of the editorial board and a contributing author to CLEBC’s Administrative Law Practice Manual. She has also been a frequent presenter at various legal education programs and regularly volunteers as a practice judge for moots and as a guest lecturer at UVic’s Faculty of Law, primarily in administrative law and advocacy. Justice Wolfe has been actively involved in community theatre for decades.