Where a claim arises during the course of a construction project, the party making the claim must provide the other party with timely and proper notice, or risk the claim … Read More
When disputes arise on a construction project, they cannot always be resolved without a formal legal action. There are two main types of legal proceedings – litigation and arbitration.
For a … Read More
This article appears in our Energy Playbook: 2023 Year in Review. Download the free ebook.
Many contracts for projects in the Canadian energy sector rely quite heavily on Engineering, Procurement and … Read More
The federal government recently provided additional information on the Clean Hydrogen Investment Tax Credit (the Clean Hydrogen ITC) that will refund up to 40% of investments in energy projects that … Read More
The government of Alberta has enacted an exemption to the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act for Dow Chemical’s Path2Zero Expansion Project, making Alberta the only province to provide such … Read More
As the construction industry continues to face rising costs and the influence of transformative technologies, it is increasingly important for participants on major projects to proactively consider options to mitigate … Read More
Authors: Milad Alishahi and Geena Holding, summer law student
The City of Vancouver recently banned fossil fuel-based heating in new home construction in an effort to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. … Read More
There are now three years of statistics available on Ontario’s construction adjudication system. These statistics indicate potential implications for the future of construction adjudication through Ontario and Western Canada, where … Read More
On August 29, 2022, Bill 37: The Builders’ Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020 will come into force, which represents the most significant overhaul to the builders’ lien regime that … Read More
Authors: Jodi Wildeman, K.C., Bennet Misskey
Tort law imposes duties on contractors to construct buildings safely and free from dangerous defects. But do those duties extend to a developer that did not play a hands-on … Read More
