grant h. mayovsky

GRANT H. MAYOVSKY
Associé
T 604.640.4165
F 604.622.5939
Vancouver
[email protected]
Infrastructures
Projets d'infrastructure et partenariats public-privé
Litige et arbitrage
Construction
Litige relatif au droit des sociétés et droit commercial
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LLB (with Distinction), University of
Saskatchewan, 2000
Grant Mayovsky is a partner in our Vancouver office. Grant focuses his practice on
litigation and dispute resolution with an emphasis on construction, insurance, surety,
warranty, creditors’ remedies, banking and fraud loss recovery. He has developed
particular expertise in dealing with public/private infrastructure claims, defective work
and deficiency claims and related insurance matters, delay and productivity claims,
building warranty claims, debt recovery, indemnity enforcement, and defence of claims
against financial institutions and claims arising from mortgage fraud loss and bills of
exchange.
BA in Criminology and Psychology,
Simon Fraser University, 1997
British Columbia, 2001
Activités professionnelles
Member, Canadian Bar Association
(Construction, Civil Litigation and
Banking Subsections)
REPRESENTATIVE WORK
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Acted for design builders, contractors and owners on numerous occasions to
pursue builders’ risk and liability insurance claims.
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​Acted for design builders in both pursuing and responding to significant multimillion-dollar claims arising from various public/private infrastructure projects
throughout British Columbia.
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Acted for both owners and contractors in numerous multi-million-dollar
construction delay and productivity claims, including as co-counsel for an
international commercial arbitration hearing in London, UK.
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Acted for both warranty providers and owners in defending or pursuing building
warranty claims.
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Acted for owners, developers and contractors in pursuing and defending
construction defects and deficiency claims, including acting for stratas.
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Regularly advised both owners and contractors on contractual disputes
involving issues of notice, default, termination, set-off, withholding of funds and
related claims and dispute resolution.
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Acted as counsel on significant performance bond and labour and material
bond claims for both contractors and sureties.
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Regularly defended financial institutions in the Supreme Court of British
Columbia on a variety of claims, including claims arising from bills of exchange
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Acted on numerous occasions for a variety of clients, including several
financial institutions in connection with pursuing recovery of losses arising from
fraud loss, including mortgage fraud.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
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Author,“Standard Exclusion Clause in Course of Construction Insurance
Interpreted for The First Time: Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc. V. Allianz
Global Risks US Insurance Company,” Construction Law Letter, Volume 31,
Number 2, November/December 2014.
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​Co-Author,"Legal Issues: Infrastructure project insurance," Construction
Canada, December 2014.
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​Speaker, "Insurance, Recent Trends and Developments," CBA National
Construction Law Conference, Toronto, Ontario, September 19-20, 2014.
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Co-Author, “Precedent setting case: standard exclusion in course of
construction insurance policy interpreted for first time​​,” BLG’s Construction and
Engineering Newsletter, August 2014.​
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​Author, "Discretionary Clauses: Unfettered Discretion, Reasonableness and
Good Faith," On-Site Magazine, February 2014 (with Matthew Swanson).
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Speaker, “Change Management,” SNC-Lavalin Seminar, November 2013 and
December 2013.
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Speaker, “Claims: Understanding the Consequences of Changes and
Supervening Events,” BLG Construction Law Seminar, June 2013.
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Author, “Extensions of Time Matter: A Primer on Time Being at Large and
Acceleration,” On-Site, Canada’s Construction Magazine, June 2013 (with
Matthew Swanson).
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Author, “BC’s New Limitation Act – Significant Changes to BC Claim
Deadlines,” BC Road Builders’ Newsletter, The Voice, July/August 2012 (with
Krista Johanson).
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Author, “BC's New Limitation Act,” Construction Business Magazine, May/June
2012 (with Krista Johanson).
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Speaker, “Mortgage Fraud,” Mortgage Brokers Association of British Columbia
Conference and Trade Show, May 2012 (with Robert Dawkins).
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Author, “Utility Relocation Risks,” On-Site Magazine, Sept/Oct 2011 (with Chris
Eagles).
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Speaker, “Creditor Remedies for Legal Support Staff,” The Continuing Legal
Education Society of British Columbia (CLE BC), 2011.
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Speaker, “Practising Under the New Rules: Strategic Considerations,” CLE,
Civil Litigation Bootcamp, 2010.
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Contributing Author, Annotated Guide to British Columbia Creditors’ Remedies,
CLE BC, 2005-10.
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Speaker, “Follow Up: Using the Results of Your Investigation,” Canadian
Institute’s “Conducting Internal Investigations” Conference, 2009 (with Robert
Dawkins).
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Speaker, “Mortgage Fraud: Recent Cases, Prevention and Response, New
Approaches, New Threats,” Credit Union Security Seminar (CUCBC:
Vancouver and Kelowna), April 8 and 16, 2008.
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Author, “How to Document a Construction Claim,” Modular Building Institute
Magazine, and also Western Investor Magazine, 2003 (with Douglas Sanders).
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