News & Insights

The long awaited judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada in Tercon Contractors v. British Columbia was announced February 12, 2010. We issued a brief ... Continued

A British Columbia tendering dispute that first went to court in 2006 has finally came to an end this morning. The Supreme Court of Canada ... Continued

When the Crown contemplates conduct that might adversely impact the potential existence of Aboriginal rights of an Aboriginal group, the Crown has a duty to ... Continued

From time to time, we receive questions about court decisions from other provinces. One Ontario case which has garnered some interest in British Columbia is ... Continued

In Maystar General Contractors Inc. v. Newmarket (Town), 2009 ONCA 675, contractors submitted bids to the Town of Newmarket for the construction of a $35 ... Continued

As reported earlier, the Supreme Court of British Columbia held that, when making a “section 24 application” to remove a Claim of Builders Lien by ... Continued

In a new tendering law decision, the British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled there was no legal basis for a claim that the owners acted ... Continued

The BC government, along with the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (“AIBC”) and other organizations, have developed the proposed Architectural Professions Act to replace the ... Continued

A recent decision of the BC Supreme Court has provided some good news for owners who wish to post security to have a claim of ... Continued

There were a number of court decisions addressing claims of builders lien which were released in 2008. If the current economic climate continues, we can ... Continued

The Supreme Court of Canada has issued another ‘bidding and tendering’ decision, Double N Earthmovers Ltd. v. Edmonton (City), 2007 SCC 3. The reasoning in ... Continued

As we all know, there are almost always changes to the work during construction. If not handled properly, these changes can and will lead to ... Continued