Case Review – Ellcar Ventures Ltd. v MacLeod, 2023 BCSC 2095
December 14, 2023
Meet the litigant described by a veteran homebuilder as “the worst person we’ve ever built for”, learn the intricacies of repudiation.
What Damage Due To Faulty Workmanship Is Excluded From A Builders’ Risk Policy?
April 13, 2015
Last week I reviewed the decision of the Alberta court of Appeal in Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance. In that decision, the Alberta
When Is Faulty Workmanship Excluded From A Builders’ Risk Policy?
April 1, 2015
One of the most difficult issues in construction law is the proper interpretation of an exclusion for faulty workmanship in a Builders’ Risk policy. The
Eight Rules of Tender Law Pronounced By The Ontario Court Of Appeal
October 27, 2014
In Rankin Construction Inc. v. Ontario, the Ontario Court of Appeal recently made a number of significant rulings in a tender case. While the rulings
The Traps And Perils Of Limitation Of Liability Clauses
March 30, 2014
In Swift v. Eleven Eleven Architecture Inc., the Alberta Court of Appeal recently considered the impact and scope of a limitation of liability clause in
Can Silence Amount To A Fraudulent Misrepresentation?
February 5, 2013
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently dealt with the issue of what sort of representations amount to fraud, and what representations survive an “entire agreements”
Tercon Contractors? The Latest Chapter
March 2, 2012
The 2010 decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Tercon Contractors Ltd v. British Columbia (Transportation and Highways) is one of the most important