Construction Law – Insurance – Duty to Defend A recent Ontario decision regarding the duty to defend against claims may have wide reaching implications for
Construction Law – Building Contract – “Pay When Paid” The Ontario Superior court recently wrestled with the issue of how to interpret and apply a
Construction Law – Construction Liens – Trust Fund Provisions The Ontario Court of Appeal has recently considered some interesting issues relating to the trust fund
Construction Law –Arbitration – Appeal – Quebec – Civil Procedure My article on May 24, 2011, on Arbitration Appeal Rights: Think About Them Before Signing
Construction Law – Tenders – Illegality Can a condition in an invitation to tender a construction contract be illegal? This is a question upon which
Construction Law – Tenders – Site Visit – Materiality An invitation to tender may contain many conditions, some of which are more or less material
Owners and contractors will normally insert an arbitration clause into their contract. When they do so, they rarely consider their rights of appeal from an
In a judgment delivered on May 6, 2011, Chief Justice Joseph P. Kennedy of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court dealt with a contentious issue relating
What is the limitation period for the commencement of an action arising from a tender in a construction project? If the owner is a municipality
This decision was upheld by the Ontario Court of Appeal on April 26, 2011: Jagosky v. Huntsville (Town), 2011 ONCA 324 (CanLII)
