THE HONOURABLE PETER A. DALEY

The Honourable Peter A. Daley was appointed to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Central West Region, in 2007. He was the Senior Regional Judge of that Region from 2015-2020. He retired in 2024.

JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE

Presided over civil, criminal, and administrative law matters

Conducted numerous criminal and civil jury and non-jury trials

Case managed and conducted judicial mediations on complex commercial, tort, and professional negligence actions

Conducted hearings involving shareholder, real estate, franchise and estate litigation, municipal conflict of interest, and bylaw disputes

Presided on the Divisional Court on a wide variety of matters including judicial review hearings

By invitation, presided as an ad hoc Justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal

As Regional Senior Justice, was administratively responsible for six judicial centers and the judicial assignments of approximately 40 Judges

Member of the Civil Rules Committee

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT TO THE COURT

Mr. Daley was called to the Bar in 1976 and practiced as a trial lawyer throughout his legal career. At the time of his appointment to the Bench, he was National Chair of Miller Thomson LLP Insurance Litigation Practice Group

Director of the Advocates’ Society

Appeared at all Court levels including the Supreme Court of Canada

DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Mr. Daley has years of combined practice of law and judicial experience in dispute resolution. He enjoyed serving as a Judge and conducting trials. However, he firmly believes in the process of mediation. He enjoyed helping parties resolve disputes through judicial mediation where he assisted them to craft their own resolution and avoid the uncertainties and costs of a trial.

Mr. Daley was an early advocate of alternative dispute resolution in Ontario. He was involved in negotiation throughout his entire legal career and believed in the benefits of mediation when it was first offered in Ontario. While still in the practice of law, and shortly before his appointment to the Bench, he took mediation training and obtained a Certificate in Mediation from the Harvard Program on Mediation, as sponsored by the Advocates’ Society.

As an active counsel, Mr. Daley was one of the very few counsel invited to join an exclusive pioneer panel of the retired Superior Court Judges and counsel offering Alternative Dispute Resolution services in Canada. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed to the bench where he promoted both judicial and private sector mediation. His style in mediation is facilitative / evaluative. He believes in the use of the caucus and discussion of risk management to help parties find a mutually acceptable resolution.

ARBITRATION AND OTHER SERVICES

In addition to Mediation, Mr. Daley offers his services as Arbitrator and in certain matters, acts as an Adjudicator.