This Week in Construction Law, June 6 – 10, 2022
June 13, 2022
In Ontario, the union representing SNC-Lavalin Group’s engineers has filed a complaint with the national labour board
This Week in Construction Law, May 30 – June 3, 2022
June 6, 2022
In national news, the House of Commons transportation committee has published a report describing the Canada Infrastructure Bank
This Week in Construction Law: May 23 – 27, 2022
May 30, 2022
In Ontario, the carpenters’ union has ratified a deal providing pay increases of 10-12.5% over three years,
This Week in Construction Law: May 16 – 20, 2022
May 23, 2022
In Ontario, operating engineers (including crane operators) have agreed to a deal in the midst of sector-wide
This Week in Construction Law: May 9 – 13, 2022
May 16, 2022
In national news, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, a small-business lobby group, is demanding that provincial workers’
This Week in Construction Law: May 2 – 6, 2022
May 8, 2022
In Ontario news, more than 21,000 residential construction workers in the province went on strike on May
Case Review – S3i Inc. v. Ecolomondo Environmental (Hawkesbury) Inc., 2023 ONSC 5071
A meditation on abandonment. Also a comparison of section 47 and rule 20 applications.
Case Review – Sjostrom Sheet Metal Ltd. v. Geo A. Kelson Company Limited, 2023 ONSC 4959
A stitch in time saves none (unless it's properly documented in accordance with the terms of the contract).
Case Review – 1936230 Ontario Inc. v. Hari Kaush Developments Ltd., 2023 ONSC 4718
In which a summary application goes from easy to nightmarish, and civil litigators encounter that most feared thing: the rules of evidence.
Case Review – Witmar Holdings Ltd. v. Stober Construction Ltd., 2023 BCSC 1378
In which the right to enjoy an afternoon beer on your rooftop patio is balanced against large economic losses to a construction company. The score at halftime? Beer: 1, Construction Company: 0.