james w. maclellan

JAMES W. MACLELLAN
Associé
T 416.367.6592
F 416.361.7350
Toronto
[email protected]
Contrats en construction
Résolution de conflits en construction
Projets de construction internationaux
Projets d'infrastructure et partenariats public-privé
Infrastructures
Réaménagement des immobilisations, financement et
approvisionnement
Approvisionnement
Droit municipal et autres services gouvernementaux
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LLB, University of Windsor, 1993
James MacLellan is a partner in the Construction Group at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.
James spends a majority of his time representing sureties on bonding issues across
Canada. He has appeared in all levels of courts in Ontario and Alberta and in the
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.
B.Admin. (Hons.), Brock University,
1987
Ontario, 1995
Activités professionnelles
Chair, Ontario Bar Association,
Construction Law Section, 2009-10
Member, American Bar Association,
Tort and Insurance Practice section
(TIPS); Member, Surety and Fidelity
Subcommittee and Construction
Forum
Member, Brock University Faculty of
Business Alumni and Metropolitan
Toronto Lawyers Association
Instructor, Surety and Construction
Law Course (correspondence),
School of Continuing Studies,
University of Toronto for the Surety
Association of Canada
James also advises a number of institutions, including hospitals, colleges and
municipalities, in all aspects of their infrastructure and capital re-development
programs. He provides project delivery, procurement, tendering, contract drafting and
litigation advice as needed.
Prior to entering law school, James was employed from 1987 to 1990 by The
Guarantee Company of North America as a claims adjuster and underwriter in the
contract surety department. James is the author of several papers and a frequent
speaker at legal conferences and seminars on topics related to construction law.
REPRESENTATIVE WORK

Iona Contractors Ltd. v. Guarantee Company of North America, [2015]
ABCA 240 - upholding trust provisions under Alberta Lien Legislation.

AXA Pacific Insurance Company v. Romcan Limited, [2009] – obligation
to make documentary production in a Performance Bond case.

Shannex Inc. v. St. Paul Guarantee Insurance Company (Re Meridian
Construction), [2006] NSJ No. 22 (Sup. Ct.) – court refused to grant to an
owner an order to lift the automatic stay against the bankrupt contractor
to enable an owner to prove a claim against a surety. Court also held the
surety would not be bound by an arbitration award in which it did not
participate.

Isobord v. Chubb, [2003] OJ No. 3527 (SCJ), aff’d [2004] OJ No. 2202
(CA): The rights of a secondary obligee under a Performance Bond Dual
Obligee Rider are derivative of the rights of the primary obligee.

Kennedy Electric v. Rumble Automation (2004), 73 OR (3d) 530, [2004]
OJ No. 5091 (SCJ) – the installation of an assembly line is not lienable
under the Ontario Construction Lien Act.
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La Coopérative d'Habitation Antigonish v. Laurentian General (2001)
Carswell Ont. 3346 (SCJ) – dismissal of action under Performance Bond
for failure of obligee to commence action within suit limitation period in
Performance Bond.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Speaker, "Leading Discussion on Recent Surety Developments," Surety
Association of Canada Annual General Meeting, September 2015.

Speaker: “Hot Topics in Construction Law,” Canadian Construction
Association Annual Conference in Savannah, GA, March 2012.

Speaker, “Surety Bonds,” University of Toronto School of Architecture,
October 2012.

Speaker, Surety Association of Canada Annual General Meeting,
September 2012.

Speaker, Surety Association of Canada Annual General Meeting,
September 2011.

Speaker: “Hot Topics in Construction Law,” Presented at Canadian
Construction Association Annual Conference, Kona, Hawaii, March 2011.

Speaker, “Tendering Law” Ontario Bar Association, November 2010.

Speaker, “Surety Bonds,” University of Toronto School of Architecture,
October 2010.

Speaker, Surety Association of Canada Annual General Meeting,
September 2010.

Speaker, Brock University Convocation Address, Faculty of Business,
June 2010.

Speaker, “6 Minute Business Lawyer,” Law Society of Upper Canada,
June 2010.

Speaker, Canadian Construction Association Conference aboard the
Regent Mariner Cruise, March 15-22, 2010.

Speaker, “Surety Bonds,” Presentation, Building Industry and Land
Development Association, September 2009.

Speaker, “Liability Creep Under Lien Registration,” Canadian
Construction Association Annual Conference, March 2009.
RANKINGS & RECOGNITIONS

Selected by peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition (and since 2010) of
The Best Lawyers in Canada® (Construction Law).

Recognized as a leading Canadian infrastructure lawyer in the 2015
Lexpert®/Report on Business Special Edition on Infrastructure.

Recognized in the 2015 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Construction Law).

Martindale-Hubbell® Distinguished™ 4.4 out of 5 Peer Review Rating.
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
Brock University – Faculty of Business Distinguished Graduate, 2009.
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agents de propriété intellectuelle et autres professionnels dans 5 grandes villes du
Canada. BLG répond aux besoins de ses clients, que ce soit en matière de litige, de
financement ou d’enregistrement de brevets et de marques de commerce.
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