Construction, Insurance and Strata Property Law.

Resolved numerous construction deficiency cases ranging in value from $20,000 to $6,000,000.

Defended major Canadian and American drug manufacturers in a class action lawsuit.

Defended Canadian and American insurance companies and their insureds including general contractors, construction subtrades, manufacturers, motor vehicle owners and drivers, and security companies.

Provided insurance coverage analysis for commercial general liability, property, builder’s risk and automobile insurance policies.

Successfully defended validity of unique and complex strata corporation bylaws and recovered over $400,000 from commercial strata lot owners who refused to contribute to building repair costs.

Glen Boswall is a Partner with Clark Wilson LLP and a member of the firm’s Litigation Department and its Insurance and Construction Practice Groups.

He obtained a degree in Business Administration from the University of Prince Edward Island in 1986 and his Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie University in 1989. During law school, he played guitar in a rock band called “Primal Janitor”.

Glen is a regular contributor to Clark Wilson’s Insurable Interest (insurance) and Legal Framework (construction) newsletters and has written papers and presented seminars on various topics. Some of his papers include:

• Insurance Coverage for Construction Deficiency Claims: Lessons From B.C.'s Leaky Condo Wars (co-authored with Neo Tuytel)

• The Commercial General Liability Policy on the Worksite

• Builders Risk Insurance

• Municipal Liability for Building Permits and Inspections

• Burning Down the House: Defence of Arson Cases

• Insurance Coverage for Intentional Conduct

• Project Management Contracts

He has also written and presented on the subjects of Project Management, Construction Contracts, Delay Claims, Overlapping Automobile Insurance Coverage and BC Automobile Accident Claims for Out-of-Province Insurers.

Glen has been published in the Canadian Journal of Insurance Law and the Construction Law Letter and quoted in the Vancouver Sun and Business in Vancouver. He has been a featured speaker and seminars hosted by:

• British Columbia Building Envelope Council

• Insurance Institute of British Columbia

• Insurance Brokers Association of British Columbia

• Insurance Institutes of Northern and Southern Alberta

• Canadian Institute

• Buildex Vancouver

Member, Law Society of British Columbia
Member, Canadian Bar Association Construction Law Subsection
Member, Canadian Bar Association Insurance Law Subsection
Member, Canadian Bar Association Class Action Law Subsection