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British Columbia’s Construction Prompt Payment Act: from cash-flow friction to clear framework
Canada - December 11 2025 On October 7, 2025, British Columbia tabled Bill 20, the Construction Prompt Payment Act. In doing so, B.C. moves towards implementing a prompt…
Court of Appeal overturns the application of a contractual limitation period in a construction contract
Canada - August 25 2025 The Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Ontario (Transportation) v. J & P Leveque Bros. Haulage Ltd. (Leveque) overturned a lower court’s…
Builders’ risk insurance: recent Ontario court decision confirms broad interpretation of coverage provisions
Canada - June 23 2025 Builders’ risk insurance is a keystone of every large construction project; it serves to protect those involved in the project and the value of the…
Beware the contractual limitation period
Canada - July 10 2024 It is common for construction contracts to contain provisions respecting the resolution of disputes. Industry participants employ a wide array of…
Alberta Court releases first decision addressing adjudication under Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act
Canada - June 19 2024 The Alberta Court released its first decision in Welcome Homes Construction Inc v. Atlas Granite Inc, 2024 ABKB 301 (the Decision) addressing the…
Judicial review of adjudicator’s determination granted by Ontario Divisional Court
Canada - April 16 2024 Earlier this year, the Ontario Divisional Court released its first decision allowing an application for judicial review of an adjudicator’s…
Chatbots: who could be liable for the accuracy of the output?
Canada - March 1 2024 The use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to rapidly grow in many spheres of our day-to-day lives. Whether for logistical purposes, customer…
When is a settlement a settlement?
Canada - January 31 2024 It is not uncommon for a lawsuit to settle before a full trial takes place. Whether the lawsuit pertains to a shareholder dispute, a real estate…
Adjudication: ODACC’s fourth Annual Report highlights growth in the number of adjudications and amounts paid out
Canada - November 29 2023 Ontario Dispute Adjudication for Construction Contracts (ODACC) has issued its fourth Annual Report (the report) for the 2023 fiscal year, running…
Split decision of Supreme Court of Canada affirms construction project owners potentially liable as ‘employers’ under Occupational Health and Safety Act
Canada - November 22 2023 On November 10, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in a landmark case that deals with the actions that may qualify a project…
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