Mr Stuart B. Hankinson KC > Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP > Vancouver, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP
925 West Georgia Street
Suite 1200
Vancouver, BC V6C 3L2
Canada

Work Department

Partner

Position

Career

Stuart Hankinson, K.C. is a Partner in the Construction and Infrastructure Practice Group at Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP.

His practice is focused on the resolution of complex construction, commercial and insurance disputes. He has moderated many conflicts. He is an arbitrator and has been a sole Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB)/Dispute Resolution Board (DRB) member.

He acts for owners, developers, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM) contractors, design-builders, insurers, construction and project managers, as well as the parties involved in public-private partnership (P3) projects.

Stuart has lectured for multiple organizations, including the Pacific Business & Law Institute, Canadian Institute, Insight Education Services, and Agenda Management Limited.

He is a Charter Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers and is recognized as a leading lawyer by various legal publishers and rankings agencies, including Chambers Global (Arbitration), Lexpert®, The Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, and Benchmark Canada.

Prior to joining Singleton Reynolds, Stuart was a partner at a national law firm, and before that he was the founding principal and managing director of a leading British Columbia construction, insurance and business law firm.

Languages

English

Education

  • Called to the Alberta Bar, 1988
  • Called to the British Columbia Bar, 1981
  • Bachelor of Laws, Dalhousie University, 1980
  • Bachelor of Science (Honors in Mathematics), Dalhousie University, 1977

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Construction

(Leading Individuals)

Stuart Hankinson KCSingleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

Construction and infrastructure boutique Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP remains a leader in the practice space, utilizing the bench strength of an experienced team of litigators, solicitors and engineers in Vancouver and Toronto to provide a comprehensive range of services for clients involved in major infrastructure, industrial and commercial projects. The firm’s full offering covers the negotiation and drafting of agreements, risk management, advice on procurement matters, assistance with construction insurance and surety bonding, alternative dispute resolution and representation in high-stakes construction disputes. Firm co-founder and counsel John Singleton KC, who operates out of the Vancouver and Toronto offices, brings extensive experience in P3 and infrastructure matters, having advised on over 90 projects over the past 10 years. In addition to advising both the Ontario and federal Canadian governments on the development of legislation, co-managing partner and leading construction litigator and arbitrator Bruce Reynolds in Toronto provides expertise on matters involving liens, surety bond claims, construction and insurance claims, as well as architects’ and engineers’ errors and omissions issues. Having worked with Reynolds in assisting the Ontario government with the modernization of the Construction Act, Sharon Vogel advises on large-scale transportation, energy, mining, manufacturing and institutional projects. Dispute resolution expert Stuart Hankinson KC in Vancouver acts for a broad client base of owners, developers, contractors, design-builders and insurers. The team was bolstered by the February 2023 arrival of partner Seema Lal from Clyde & Co LLP.