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Overview

Head of the energy litigation practice group, Bruce Mellett's commercial litigation practice includes experience in energy related disputes, insurance issues, professional liability and construction matters. Among the areas where Bruce has provided advice are contract disputes involving royalty issues, ROFR clauses and product liability issues.

He has extensive experience involving appeal and judicial review cases in the Alberta and Federal Courts, including matters involving aboriginal consultation issues. Bruce has also appeared before the Alberta Utilities Commission and the National Energy Board, and on appeals from these tribunals.

In addition to litigating disputes in the court system, his experience includes arbitration matters involving large insurance and business interruption claims, construction issues, and gas markets issues.

Bruce also provides advice to physicians on medical legal matters including litigation, complaints before the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta and fee billing disputes.

Prior to joining Bennett Jones, Bruce served as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada.

Client Work

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP), as Canadian counsel, in MSIP's acquisition of a 47.5% interest in the Greenlight Electricity Centre, a C$4.6-billion,932 MW combined-cycle power generation project in Alberta set to power a landmark C$13 billion data centre development being advanced by Meta Platforms.  The Centre is co-owned by MSIP with Pembina Pipeline Corporation (47.5%) and Kineticor Asset Management (5%).

Dow Chemical Canada in its successful C$3.56-billion claim against NOVA Chemicals for breaches of contract

Developer in dispute over soil conditions and reporting.
Conducted multiple reviews of insurance liability and indemnity provisions for EPC Agreements for utility and energy companies.
Provided advice on insurance coverage dispute arising from fire at large facility during course of construction.
Owner developer in dispute over geotechnical conditions including year long trial.

Recognitions & Awards

Benchmark Litigation: Canada

Recognized as a Litigation Star

Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Litigation - Corporate Commercial

Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Litigation lawyer 

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • University of Western Ontario, BA, 1986
  • Queen's University, LLB, 1990

Bar Admissions

  • Alberta, 1991

Insights

Blog

Supreme Court of Canada Rules Impact Assessment Act Unconstitutional

October 13, 2023
E. Bruce Mellett KC, Sean Assié & Adam J. Williams
Article

Summary Applications on Duty to Defend

July 29, 2022
Christine A. Viney & E. Bruce Mellett KC