Subcontractor’s Lien Rights May Be Terminated By The Contractor’s Abandonment
The construction and builder’s line statutes in Canada generally provide that a lien may be lost if an action is not commenced or a lien
Who Is Entitled To The Holdback Funds: The Contractor’s Trustee In Bankruptcy Or The Payment Bond Surety?
When a contractor goes bankrupt and the bonding company pays the subcontractors, who is entitled to the holdback funds in the owner’s hands: the contractor’s
Evaluation Breached Tender Conditions: Alberta Queen’s Bench Court
You would think that the owner would get one thing right before issuing an invitation for tenders: its standard for evaluating the tenders. Yet, in
Alberta Court Issues Wide-Ranging Judgment on Settlement and Mediation of Arbitrations
In Pinder v. Woodrow, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench recently issued a judgment addressing a number of arbitration and mediation issues. The judgment arose
Lien For Work Done Before The Certificate Of Substantial Completion And Payment Of The Major Lien Fund Does Not Attach To The Minor Lien Fund
Summary In Chandos Construction Ltd. v. Twin Peaks Construction Ltd., a Master of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench has held that a lien for
Faulty Workmanship Exclusion In A Builders’ Risk Policy Excludes Only The Cost Of Re-Doing The Faulty Work: Supreme Court Of Canada
In Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37, the Supreme Court of Canada has issued a definitive decision about the scope