Alberta Court Of Appeal Holds That A Court Action Is Not A Notice Of Arbitration
In previous articles I have warned readers about the dangers of the limitation period in relation to arbitration claims. You can look at my prior
In previous articles I have warned readers about the dangers of the limitation period in relation to arbitration claims. You can look at my prior
The decision in Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Nortbridge Indemnity Insurance Company is another attempt by a Canadian court to deal with the ambiguity in the
In the recent decision in British Columbia v. Teal Cedar Products Ltd., the Supreme Court of Canada decided that compound interest could not be awarded
Whether an arbitration agreement requires, or only permits, arbitration is a continuing issue under arbitration law. In building contracts, this issue often arises when the
A recurring issue in arbitration law is whether a third party is bound to assert his or her claims by way of arbitration, even though
Overview Courts are often unwilling to hold that an agreement is unenforceable for uncertainty when, by all appearances, the parties intended to make a contract.
Can the conduct of the parties after they have signed a commercial contract influence the interpretation of the arbitration agreement contained in that contract? If
Construction projects don’t often proceed without a lender. And often there is an interim lender which provides financing pending the advancement of funds by the
Can a contractor bring several claims against the owner arising from the same building contract? Multiple proceedings arising from the same contract certainly seem like
When a contractor pays money into court to discharge a lien of a sub-contractor, can that money only be used to discharge that lien holder’s