Bruce Reynolds^* FCI Arb

Publications

Legal Textbooks

• Co-author, Construction Builders’ and Mechanics’ Liens in Canada, 8th Edition, Thomson Reuters
• Co-author, A Guide to Canadian Construction Insurance Law, Carswell, (with Sharon Vogel)
• Co-author, Construction Builders’ and Mechanics’ Liens in Canada, 7th Edition (two volumes), Carswell
• Co-author, Scott and Reynolds on Surety Bonds (two volumes, supplemented twice annually), Carswell, (with K.W. Scott, QC)

Additional Publications

• Co-author, “Ontario Appeal Decision Reaffirms Court’s Reluctance to Set Aside Private Arbitral Awards,” The Lawyer’s Daily, February, 2023
• Co-author, “Handley Comes for Lien Court Disclosure of Settlement Agreements Altering the Litigation Landscape in the Context of Lien Assignments,” January, 2023
• Co-author, “Tall Ships Development Inc. v. Brockville (City): The Ontario Court of Appeal Reaffirms the Court’s Narrow Basis for Setting Aside Arbitral Awards,” January, 2023
• Co-author, “Peace River v Petrowest: Lessons Learned for the Construction & Infrastructure Industry,” November, 2022
• Co-author, “Country Comparative Guides – Canada – International Arbitration,” The Legal 500/Legalease, November, 2022
• Co-author, “Getting the Deal Through Construction: Canada,” Lexology, June, 2022
• Co-author, “Ontario Decision Suggests Priority of Lien Claimants Over Building Mortgages Limited to Statutory Holdback Amount,” May, 2022
• Co-author, “Getting the Deal Through – Arbitration,” Lexology, February, 2022
• Featured, “Opening a Toronto office just part of Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel’s pathway to growth,” Canadian Lawyer Magazine, February, 2022
• Co-author, “Construction Canada Comparative Guide Chapter,” Mondaq, January, 2022
• Co-author, “Getting the Deal Through – Arbitration,” Lexology, July, 2021
• Co-author, “Construction Law (Canada) Chapter,” Chambers Global Construction Law Guide, 2021, 2022
• Co-author, “Carillion, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and Construction Lien Act Trusts: Confusion (again) regarding certainty of subject matter and commingling of funds,” May, 2021
• Co-author, “Callow v Zollinger: Developments in the Duty of Honest Performance and Good Faith’s Uncertain Future,” December, 2020
• Co-author, “Atlantic Lottery Corp v Babstock: Waiver of Tort Steps Out of the 17th Century, but Uncertainty Persists,” August, 2020
• C0-author, “Uber v Heller – The Evolution of Unconscionability,”  July, 2020
• Co-author, “Construction Act to be Exempt from Suspension of Procedural Time Limits,” April, 2020
• Co-author, “Extended Hours for Construction of Essential Projects in the Health Care Sector,” April, 2020
• Co-author, “COVID-19 – Health and Safety Implications,” March, 2020
• Author, “The Enforceability of the Adjudicator’s Determination and the Potential for Judicial Intervention: Quite a Hill to Climb,” Construction Law Letter | Volume 36, December, 2019
• Featured in “A Report on the Introduction of Prompt Payment and Adjudication: Legislation in The Province of Ontario,” International Construction Law Review Journal, January 21, 2019
• Co-author, “Security of Payment in the Construction Industry: Does International Experience Provide a Crystal Ball for North America?,” Construction Law Journal, November, 2018
• Co-author, “A New Construction Act – What Has Changed and How Will It Affect P3 Projects?,“ Lexpert Special Edition on Infrastructure, September 2018
• Featured, “CEO Power Breakfast, Striking a fine balance – The two masterminds behind the Lien Act Review discuss the challenges in balancing freedom of contract with the need for more regulation,” Builders’ Digest
• Co-author, “Getting the Deal Through: Construction,” Law Business Research Ltd,. Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd. This article was first published in Getting the Deal Through: Construction, (contributing editors: Robert S Peckar and Michael S Zicherman, Peckar & Abramson PC)
• Author, “The Fog of War,” Construction Law Letter, Volume 30, Number 4
• Author, “Insurance issues relevant to Cranes,” Lawyers Weekly, (with Sharon Vogel)
• Author, “The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the Construction Sector and the Construction Bar,” Journal of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers
• Author, “An Analysis of Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. British Columbia: Or, If It Walks Like a Duck,” International Construction Law Review (with Sharon Vogel)
• Co-author, “A Report on the Introduction of Prompt Payment and Adjudication: Legislation in The Province of Ontario,” International Construction Law Review, January, 2019

Presentations

• Moderator, “Riding a Slippery Slope: The Balancing Act of Risk Allocation in Major Construction and Infrastructure Projects,” International Construction Projects Committee meeting, International Bar Association Annual Conference, November, 2022
• Panellist, “Construction Dispute Symposium 2021,” Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, August, 2021
• Speaker, “Construction Contracts in Canada from an Owners’ Perspective,” International Federation of Consulting Engineers Official Contract Users Conference, May, 2021
• Presenter, “Adjusting to Cultural Differences in ADR,” 32nd Annual Conference, American College of Construction Lawyers, March, 2021
• Co-Presenter, “Security of Payment,” University of Melbourne Law School Masters Program in International Construction Law, December, 2020
• Presenter, “Construction and Infrastructure Law: The New Landscape,” Canadian Lawyer Webinar, June, 2020
• Keynote Speaker, “Prompt Payment and Adjudication,” Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors 2020 Construction and Adjudication Symposium, February, 2020
• Speaker, “Construction Disputes,” ADR Institute of Canada (ADRIC) Conference: Realizing ADRs Full Value, November, 2019
• Speaker, “A concurrent session at the CPPC Forum: Prompt Payment Regime,” Canadian Public Procurement Council, November, 2019
• Speaker, “Successfully Using DBs,” Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF) Conference in Stockholm, Sweden; October, 2019
• Speaker, “Ontario’s New Construction Act: Transitioning and Applying the Modernization Provisions,” Osgoode Hall Professional Development Program, December, 2018
• Co-Chair and Presenter, “The New Construction Act: What you Need to Know,” Lexpert^® Executive Course, November, 2018
• Co-Speaker, “Focus on Forward: Doing Things Better or Doing Things Differently,” 3rd Engineering and Construction of Mining Projects Conference, November, 2018
• Co-Speaker, “Termination issues: action for damages versus actions for wrongful termination,” International Bar Conference, October, 2018
• Speaker, “Introduction of the Interim Adjudication System,” 3rd Annual Managing Risk in Construction Contracts and Projects, February, 2018
• Co-Speaker, “Ontario Construction Lien Act Reform,” 91st Annual ORBA Convention & AGM, February, 2018
• Speaker, “Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce,” The Senate of Canada
• Speaker, “Construction Lien Act – Report Overview,” Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, September, 2016
• Co-Chair, “Unlocking Disputes: Construction Topics,” The American and Canadian Colleges of Construction Law, London
• Guest Lecturer, “International Contracting,” University of Melbourne Law School, Masters Program in Construction Law
• Speaker, “The Future of Construction Law is not what it used to be,” Canadian College of Construction Lawyers Annual Conference, San Francisco
• Presenter, “The Collaborative Settlement of Construction Disputes,” Fourth International Construction Law Conference, Melbourne, Australia