Stuart Hankinson KC

Practice Areas

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Domestic and International Arbitration

Career

Stuart's 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.

Publications

- Co-author, “Construction Claims: Canadian courts’ approach to a loss of productivity claims,” ReNew Canada, May, 2022

- Co-author, “Who is responsible for ensuring the safety of a construction site?,” On-Site Magazine, December, 2021

- Quoted, “Crisis and creativity in construction law conflict resolution,” Lexpert Reprint, August, 2021

- Co-author, “The ins and outs of tendering: Fairness obligations in the absence of Contract A,” On-Site Magazine, June, 2021

Personal

Recognized in Chambers Canada — Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Construction, Arbitration)

Recognized as a Leading Individual in Canadian construction by The Legal 500.

Ranked in the areas of Construction Law and Insurance Law by Best Lawyers Canada®.

Recognized as a Leading Lawyer for Commercial Insurance in the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory.

Recognized in Who’s Who Legal – Construction Law.

Recommended, Infrastructure and Projects, The Legal 500 Canada.

Most Frequently Recommended, Construction Law Repeatedly recommended, Commercial Arbitration, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory.

Recognized in Benchmark Canada — The Definitive Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys as a “Local Litigation Star: British Columbia” and a “Litigation Star: Construction”.

Recognized as one of Canada’s leading Construction and Insurance Law lawyers by Best Lawyers Canada®.

Recognized in the Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Construction Law).

Recognized as one of Canada’s leading Cross-Border Litigators, Lexpert® Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada.

Recognized as a leading Infrastructure lawyer in Canada, Lexpert ®/Report on Business Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Infrastructure Lawyers.

Recognized as a leading Litigation lawyer in Canada, Lexpert®/Report on Business Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers.

Recognized in Who’s Who Legal as a National Leader in the area of Construction Law.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Called to the Alberta Bar, 1988

Called to the British Columbia Bar, 1981