Industry Experience

Construction and Engineering

  • Arbitrator, mediator and referee in various construction and engineering disputes.
  • Counsel in many construction and engineering disputes. Some examples of which are:
  • Counsel to a major Engineering company in complex multi-party litigation in Alberta regarding allegations of various defects in a large condominium project.
  • Counsel to an owner regarding a significant claim in a large project in British Columbia in connection with bidding and tendering issues involving very complex bidding documents and expert evidence.
  • Counsel for a major contractor in an action in Alberta involving a significant claim for cost overruns on a large municipal project involving extensive document production and expert evidence.
  •  Counsel for a major contractor in an arbitration for significant cost overruns arising out of the construction of roads, bridges and mine haul roads to a mine in British Columbia.

 Commercial

  • Arbitrator and mediator in many commercial matters in British Columbia involving contractual disputes, shareholder disputes valuation and employment issues.
  • Counsel in many commercial disputes, some examples of which are:
  • Counsel in an Arbitration seeking dissolution of a large professional partnership.
  • Counsel in an arbitration regarding the valuation of shares in a contractual dispute involving complex expert evidence on business and share valuation.
  • Counsel for a major company in an action in British Columbia regarding whether the purchase of shares of a company for a significant amount from a Trustee in Bankruptcy was a provident transaction. The case involved complex facts, evidentiary issues and sophisticated experts in valuation.
  • Counsel for a major US corporation in an action in British Columbia regarding a price adjustment clause under a contractual supply arrangement.
  • Counsel for a large company in an action in British Columbia to set aside a municipal by-law on grounds it was not in accordance with enabling legislation and discriminatory.
  • Counsel for a major US manufacturer in a product liability claim for significant damages regarding catastrophic failure at a mill in British Columbia allegedly caused by the product. A complex claim involving sophisticated engineering expertise.
  • Counsel for a major Railway in an action in British Columbia involving a serious derailment. The case involved multiple parties and very sophisticated geotechnical and other engineering expertise.
  • Counsel for a major US mining corporation in having an action brought against it in British Columbia dismissed on the basis British Columbia courts had no jurisdiction over the claim.
  • Counsel for a major company in an action in British Columbia for indemnity on an insurance policy in connection with a claim alleging that its product had damaged the hull of a vessel it was loaded on. A complex action involving sophisticated expert evidence.
  • Counsel for a major mining company in an attempted application to certify a class action in British Columbia arising out of a series of complex corporate transactions.

Marine Industry

  • Arbitrator and mediator in maritime related disputes.
  • Counsel involved in many marine matters including acting for a major shipyard in the arrest of vessels for payment of repair fees and in an action involving the arrest and sale of a cruise vessel in British Columbia and the prioritization and distribution of the proceeds.
  • Counsel for a major Railway in an action in British Columbia in respect of a barge striking and causing serious damage to its railway bridge, involving the international convention on limitation of liability.

Wills and Estates

  • Counsel in actions in British Columbia involving interpretation of wills, wills variation applications.
  • Counsel in an action involving complex issues concerning the application of trust law principles to corporate governance in a dispute amongst shareholders.
  • Mediator in estate related litigation.