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PRACTICE PROFILE

Rebecca Cleary completed her articles with Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP in May 2006 and is a member of the firm’s Construction & Engineering and Insurance Practices.

Rebecca has an active commercial construction practice. She has assisted owners, managers, and trades with contract drafting issues, contract disputes, builders liens, and construction litigation. Rebecca has also defended construction professionals including architects, engineers, trades, and land surveyors.

As part of her general insurance practice, Rebecca has defended professionals including dentists, optometrists, psychiatrists, insurance brokers, mortgage brokers, and directors and officers. Her practice is primarily litigation based with an emphasis on civil and commercial litigation.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Rebecca has represented clients before the Provincial Court, Supreme Court of British Columbia, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, and both the British Columbia and Alberta Courts of Appeal on a variety of interlocutory, trial, and appeal matters. She has also resolved actions through various forms of alternative dispute resolution including commercial arbitration and mediation.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

• Contributing author to the British Columbia Builders Lien Practice Manual published by CLEBC
• "Negotiating a Subcontract", co-authored with Patrick Cleary, Construction Business, September/October 2011
• “Ambiguity – A Common Area of Construction Claims”, Construction Business, March/April 2011
• "They Breached the Contract: Now what?”, Construction Business, July/August 2010
• "Who Gets Paid When: Builders Liens and Priorities", Construction Business, March/April 2009
• "Delay: Who should pay?", co-authored with Norm Streu, Construction Business, March/April 2008
• "Builders Liens 2008 Update", co-authored with Norm Streu, Construction Law - 2008 Update, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia
• "Written change orders", co-authored with Norm Streu, Construction Business, September/October 2007
• “Using waivers to minimize risk”, co-authored with Bruno DeVita, Municipal Liability Risk Management (2005-2006), 7 Mun. L. R. Mgt. Nov. 2005
• "Don’t judge an RFP by its title", co-authored with Norm Streu, Construction Business, September/October 2006

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Canadian Bar Association, Member
• Canadian Women in Construction, Member
• Vancouver Bar Association, Member
  

ON A PERSONAL NOTE

Outside of the office, Rebecca enjoys travelling, surfing, photography and spending time with her niece.