Professor Trakman has provided opinions to governments, industry and professional associations on, among other topics, contract interpretation, alternative dispute resolution, trade and constitutional regulation.
Governments, Canada
Consultant,
Department of Justice, Canada, on Equality Rights, 2000.
Consultant, External Affairs, Canada, on Constitutional Reform in Southern Africa,
1990-1991
Consultant on Section 15 of the Charter (Equality Rights), 1988
Consultant on revising the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1986
Foreign Governments
Consultant to Judges on Supreme Court of Malawi, on judicial reform, 1995
Consultant to the African National Congress and the Law Commission of South
Africa in devising a bill of rights for South Africa, Senate Reform and creating
a Constitutional Court for South Africa, 1990-1993
Consultant to the Constituent Assembly of Lesotho on entrenching a bill of
rights, 1991
Bar Associations
Consultant to the Canadian Bar Association, Task Force on Civil Justice, on
alternative methods of dispute resolution
in business, 1995-96
Consultant to various bar state and provincial bar association on ADR
Companies
Consultant to companies, inter alia, in negotiating and drafting contracts, in complying with industry standards usages and practices and in applying legislation and administrative regulations to commercial agreements.