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800 - 885 West Georgia Street
Vancouver B.C. V6C 3H1
Main Tel. (604) 687-5700
Fax (604) 687-6314
www.cwilson.com
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Area of Practice
Construction Law, Insurance Litigation and Commercial Law.
Representative Work
Assisting clients with all facets of construction related issues and claims, including:
- Contract drafting and negotiations
- Tender disputes
- Delay, productivity and acceleration claims
- Deficiency claims, including technical subject matters such as refractory linings, feller bunchers and other heavy machinery, piping, glazing, tiling, cement applications, processed wood, and building envelope related deficiencies
- Surety bond negotiations and claims
- Insurance coverage and defence
- Assisting Partnerships BC and Government with dispute arising in public private partnership projects
- Claims during construction
- Lien claims
- Assisting parties in understanding their rights under RFQ and RFP process
- Professional negligence claims
- Condominium disputes
Experience in complex multi-party construction claims and product liability claims.
Use of ADR processes (mediation and arbitration) for cost effective resolution of disputes.
Successful defence of subcontractor in a $30 Million product liability claim.
Profile
Samantha Ip is a partner in Clark Wilson LLP’s Litigation Department.
She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1991 and her Bachelor of Laws degree in 1994, both from the University of British Columbia.
Samantha has experience in the Supreme Court (trial by jury and by judge alone), the Court of Appeal, and Federal Court. She is frequently involved in the resolution of claims through alternative dispute resolution methods and has appeared as counsel before administrative tribunals.
Samantha is a regular speaker at construction conferences and seminars, and she is the editor for the Legal Framework and the CLE Annual Law Review for Construction Law.
In addition to English, Samantha speaks French, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Memberships & Associations
Member, Law Society of British Columbia (1995)
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Construction, Insurance, and Civil Litigation Sub-Sections of the CBA
Member, Vancouver Regional Construction Association
Member, Canadian Construction Women
Member, BC Construction Roundtable
Chair, UBC Alumni Annual Achievement Dinner Committee (2006)
Director, UBC Alumni Board of Directors
Presentations & Recent Publications
Dispute Resolution Workshop – June 2007
BC Insurance Institute – E&O Insurance – May 2007
Buildex – February 2007
Dispute Resolution – April 2006
Buildex – February 2006
BC Construction Conference (Insurance issues) – February 2006
Meltdown on Site Seminar – January 2006
Construction Bonds Seminar – December 2005
Construction Risk Management – November 2005
Construction Insurance Seminar – September 2005
Strata Insurance – May 2005
Construction Consultants Contracts Seminar – April 2005
Buildex – February 2005
BC Construction Conference (Insurance issues) – February 2005
Guest Speaker, Seminar for Public Entity Contracting
Guest Speaker, The University of British Columbia Law School
Sample Papers:
Construction Claims – How They Arise and How To Avoid Them
Practical Advice On Obtaining Liability Insurance
Consultants Insurance
E&O Insurance Update
Published in Legal Edge June 2004
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