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Author: Daryl Chicoine
Published: May 28, 2018
Categories: Builders' Liens, Construction, Construction Litigation
Ontario has recently conducted an extensive review of its Construction Lien Act, which generated a number of recommendations for updating and modernizing the statute. The Ontario efforts left many in… Read More
Author: John Martens
Published: January 12, 2018
Categories: Builders' Liens, Construction, Construction Litigation
What rights do subcontractors, bonding companies and owners have to project funds when a general contractor is insolvent? A recent 2017 decision from the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench (Manitoba Housing… Read More
Author: Daryl Chicoine
Published: August 1, 2017
Categories: Builders' Liens, Construction, Construction Litigation, Construction Projects
Does a general contractor have a duty to proactively disclose to subcontractors and suppliers that there is a labour and materials payment bond through which they may benefit? A recent case… Read More
Author: Jeff Lee, Q.C.
Published: August 1, 2017
Categories: Builders' Liens, Construction, Construction Projects, Insolvency & Restructuring
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal Clarifies Priorities Between Builders’ Lien Claimants and Secured Creditors of Oil & Gas and Mining Projects In its July 20, 2017 decision in National Bank of Canada… Read More
Author: John Martens
Published: May 5, 2017
Categories: Builders' Liens, Construction, Construction Litigation, Construction Projects
As the saying goes, “The road to success is always under construction.” Inevitably in the construction business one dispute or another will arise – no matter whether you’re an owner,… Read More
Author: Daryl Chicoine
Published: December 31, 2016
Categories: Builders' Liens, Construction, Construction Projects
This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP. On September 26, 2016 the Expert Review of Ontario’s Construction Lien… Read More
Published: October 24, 2016
Categories: Builders' Liens, Construction, Construction Litigation, Construction Projects
This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. Author: Braden Marianchuk Insurers, contractors, and construction project owners should take note… Read More
Author: Penny Yeager
Published: August 22, 2016
Categories: Builders' Liens, Compliance, Risk & Crisis Response, Construction, Construction Litigation, Construction Projects
This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. Construction season is well under way, as evidenced by work crews… Read More
Author: Naheed Bardai
Published: July 20, 2016
Categories: Builders' Liens, Construction, Construction Litigation, Construction Projects
This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP. Many in the construction industry think that the Builders' Lien Act… Read More
Author: Daryl Chicoine
Published: July 6, 2016
Categories: Builders' Liens, Construction, Construction Projects
This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP. While substantially similar, there are a number of significant differences in… Read More