Craig O. Alcock

First Year of Call
Alberta, 2011

Areas of Practice
Commercial Litigation

Description
Craig’s focus is on solving problems:

Commercial and General Litigation

Craig has argued matters before all levels of Court in Alberta, the British Columbia Supreme Court and Court of Appeal and has dealt with applications for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada

Broad range of experience representing parties involved in all manner of complex commercial disputes, personal disputes, tort claims, real property issues, commercial lease disputes, debt collections and breach of contract claims

Intellectual property disputes in the Alberta and Federal Courts

Private corporation shareholder/officer/ director disputes

Injunctive relief, restraining orders, publication bans, and sealing orders

Energy Litigation

Broad experience with resolving a variety of disputes for oil and gas Exploration and Production companies, Service Companies and Drilling Contractors, including builders’ liens, contractual, joint venture, accounting, royalty, operator and oil and gas operating agreements and lease interpretation disputes as well as pipeline construction claims, drilling disputes and injunctions against blockades
Construction Litigation

Acting for owners, general contractors and subcontractors in a variety of construction matters, including builders’ lien claims, delay and deficiency claims, and prime consultant negligence cases
Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental Defence:

Extensive experience advising those industries at risk of accidents in the workplace, including responding to and reporting the circumstances surrounding accidents and fatalities

Advising on health and safety compliance and enforcement issues

Extensive experience defending against prosecutions brought pursuant to the Occupational Health and Safety Act including incidents involving service and drilling rigs, battery sites, pump jacks, explosions, burns, crush injuries, and falls from height

Experience defending against Environmental Prosecutions such as H2S releases and pipeline ruptures

Experienced with a variety of other quasi-criminal matters including under the Safety Codes Act

Experience with Workers’ Compensation Act issues