Lindsay Waddell

Lindsay (she/her) is a partner at Moore Edgar Lyster LLP where she practices human rights, labour, administrative, constitutional and professional regulatory law. She acts for public and private sector unions, professional regulators and individuals on a wide variety of matters. Lindsay has extensive experience appearing in judicial reviews and appeals involving complex human rights, administrative law and freedom of expression issues. She has appeared as counsel at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and in front of all manner of administrative tribunals. In addition to her litigation work, Lindsay also conducts independent investigations for institutional clients and acts as independent legal counsel to administrative decision makers.

Lindsay is a respected leader in her field and is frequently asked to teach and present to audiences on a wide range of subjects including human rights, labour law, advocacy and ethical issues. She has volunteered extensively in the non-profit sector and now devotes much of her time volunteering within the legal profession. Among other things, Lindsay is Co-Chair of CLE BC’s annual Human Rights Conference and a contributing author and editorial board member for CLEBC’s Administrative Law Practice Manual. She is also a regular panelist for Lancaster House and teaches annually at the Canadian Labour Congress Winter School.