Overview

Greg practices commercial litigation, with a focus on insurance, including the following areas:

Coverage. Greg advises insurers on coverage under a wide range of policies including commercial property, builders risk, general and commercial liability, wrap-up liability, professional liability, directors & officers, errors & omissions, hull and machinery, P&I, cargo, and environmental impairment. Greg has acted as counsel or otherwise advised in complex coverage disputes, including disputes involving bad faith allegations, cross-border issues, complex trigger and allocation issues, reinsurance disputes, primary-excess disputes, and breach of warranty or condition.

Energy. Greg has acted as counsel and/or advised in a wide range of energy matters including pipeline, rig, plant, tank and platform failures. Greg has sat as a member of the British Columbia Oil and Gas Appeal Tribunal, the Forest Appeals Commission and the Environmental Appeal Board.

Marine. Greg has acted as counsel and/or advised in a wide range of maritime matters, including complex cargo claims, ship collisions, and crew injury claims. Greg acts in this area for P&I clubs, hull and machinery insurers, cargo insurers, port authorities and major terminals.

Defence and Subrogation. Greg has acted in a wide range of commercial litigation matters, as insurance defence counsel or otherwise, including product liability claims, aviation claims, mining disputes, social/commercial host liability claims, professional negligence claims, contract disputes, commercial agriculture disputes and shareholder disputes.

Class Actions. Greg regularly acts as defence counsel, coverage counsel and monitoring counsel in connection with class actions in various sectors, including historical abuse, product liability, competition and consumer protection and COVID-related matter.

Arbitration and Appraisal. Greg has acted as arbitrator and appraiser in connection with insurance disputes, including appraisal and valuation issues. Greg has extensive arbitration experience, including commercial disputes, rent and valuation disputes and cross-border/international commercial arbitration matters.

Non-Insurance Counsel Work. Greg acts as counsel in non-insurance matters, in certain specific areas of practice, including judicial reviews and statutory appeal, First Nations consultation/accommodation disputes, complex insolvency proceedings, and proceedings to enforce contractual/intellectual property rights.

Practice Areas

• Aboriginal Law
• Insurance Law
• Bankruptcy & Insolvency
• Maritime Law
• Civil Litigation

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1991 (BC); 2016 (BC)