Dirk Ryneveld, Q.C. joined the firm of McConnan Bion O’Connor and Peterson in Victoria as Associate Counsel in June 2009, after a six-year term as Police Complaint Commissioner for BC.  Prior to that, Dirk was a Senior Trial Attorney from 1999 – 2003 at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia at the Hague, where he conducted several war crimes trials and also was lead counsel for the prosecution of the Kosovo component of the Slobodan Milosevic trial.  He has also appeared at all levels of court in British Columbia and the Supreme Court of Canada, as Deputy Regional Crown Counsel from 1974 – 1999.   Dirk was appointed as Queen’s Counsel in 1990.

Dirk currently has a varied litigation practice advising both private and government clients on administrative law and civil litigation issues. He is primarily engaged as senior external counsel for the Civil Forfeiture Office of the BC Ministry of Justice.  Dirk’s practice includes personal injury litigation, real estate matters and wills and estates.

Dirk has frequently lectured on international criminal law at conferences in Europe, Australia and Canada.  He has also trained and instructed Iraqi Judges on international criminal law in Dubai on behalf of the International Bar Association.

Dirk is a member of the International Association of Prosecutors; is past President of the Canadian Association of Civilian Oversight Law Enforcement (CACOLE) and a founding member of the International Network for the Oversight of Policing  (INIOP).  He also currently serves as a Member of the External Advisory Board for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of B.C.

dryneveld@mcbop.com