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Throughout the course of a construction project, all parties should be mindful that their conduct can act as a waiver of certain contractual terms.
Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP
Mass timber construction is a fast-emerging method in the construction industry, both in Canada and abroad; unsurprisingly, proposed regulatory changes to expand its use have therefore been the subject...
Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
Builder's risk insurance (also known as course of construction insurance) provides first-party (i.e. property) coverage for losses that occur during the course of a construction...
Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
Bill 38: ("Bill 38") seeks to amend The Builders' Liens Act to establish a prompt payment scheme in Manitoba. Bill 38 is not yet in force, but businesses should be taking...
MLT Aikins LLP
When disputes arise on a construction project, they cannot always be resolved without a formal legal action. There are two main types of legal proceedings – litigation and arbitration.
Field LLP
This matter related to a construction project to replace a bridge. HPN Engineering was the general contractor. It retained the plaintiff, Central Welding and Iron Works...
Sorbara Law
Generally, a lien is a charge granted upon real or personal property to secure the payment of a debt or the performance of some obligation.
Miller Thomson LLP
Navigating development near transit corridor lands can present significant complexities, particularly in light of the regulations established by Ontario's...
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Construction project stakeholders have an important new precedent to rely on when seeking to eliminate grossly inflated claims of lien quickly and efficiently.
Langlois Lawyers, LLP
Cet article a été écrit en collaboration avec Arnaud Rorgiez, ing., EMBA, PMP et associé chez Strategia Conseil, et Pier-Olivier Leclerc, ing., PA LEED et conseiller...
Robins Appleby LLP
Senior Partner and Head of Real Estate Leor Margulies, as well as Associate Kavita Pandya were recently featured in an article on Builder Bites. The article discusses the recently-introduced...
Gowling WLG
To accommodate the growing number of electric vehicles on Ontario roads, the Ontario Energy Board has issued a streamlined process to support the construction of new charging stations.
Fasken
On February 5, 2024, the Superior Court of Québec (the "Court") rendered a judgment in Gestion NDI Champlain c. Ville de Gatineau (available in French only)...
Gowling WLG
The Ontario Divisional Court has found that procedural fairness constitutes a valid reason for judicial review of a determination of an adjudicator under Ontario's Construction Act.
Glaholt Bowles
Join us in "Careers in Construction Law: From Private Practice to In-House Counsel" where Katie McGurk, Associate, joins Barbara Capes, General Counsel at Kiewit Canada Inc., and Caitlin Steven...
Pallett Valo LLP
The decision is noteworthy in its expanding, in a significant way, the health and safety obligations of an "owner" of a construction project under Ontario's Occupational Health...
Gowling WLG
In the early 2000s, the Province of Ontario built a stretch of new highway outside of Ottawa. This became part of Highway 417 and runs parallel to, and in some cases effectively replaces, old Highway 17.
Pallett Valo LLP
Despite early views that the Ontario Divisional Court may be reluctant to interfere with the decision of an adjudicator, in fact, 2023 and 2024 saw several Divisional Court decisions...
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
In the application of Alberta's Torrens-style Land Titles Act, RSA 2000, c. L-4 (LTA), a persistent uncertainty lingers amongst clients and real estate lawyers alike: when does a lease...
Aird & Berlis LLP
On February 20, 2024, Bill 162, the Get It Done Act, 2024 ("Bill 162") was introduced in the Ontario legislature for first reading. The stated objectives of Bill 162...
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