Liens – Extraordinary Remedy!
Our Court of Appeal has said that the Builders Lien Act (the “Act”) is a statute that creates extraordinary remedies. Without the Act, there is ... Continued
Contractor’s Warranty Triggered by Defect Arising From Owner’s Specifications
The recent decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal in Greater Vancouver Water District v. North American Pipe & Steel Ltd. serves as a ... Continued
The new Limitation Act, 2012
The British Columbia government recently announced a proposed new Limitation Act which will materially change the rules for limitation periods in the Province. Similar reforms ... Continued
Glen Boswall advises developers and contractors on building defect warranties and tort liabilities
In "How Long Am I On the Hook for Building Defects?", Glen Boswall of our Construction Group outlines how long contractors and developers may be ... Continued
Samantha Ip and Oliver Hanson to present at the upcoming BC Building Envelope Council Conference and AGM
Samantha Ip and Oliver Hanson of Clark Wilson’s Construction Group will be speaking at the BC Building Envelope Council Conference and AGM on September 26, ... Continued
BC Court of Appeal confirms that the validity of liens should not be assessed on the merits on applications under s. 24 or 25 of the Builders Lien Act
The decision in West Fraser Mills. Ltd v. BKB Construction Ltd., 2012 BCCA 89 confirmed that under s. 24 and 25 of the Builders Lien ... Continued
Risk Management for Builders Liens
The Builders Lien Act allows companies and individuals who contribute work or services on a project to file a claim of lien directly on title, ... Continued
CW presents to capacity crowd at Buildex 2012
Samantha Ip, Oliver Hanson, Satinder Sidhu and Anna Sekunova from our Construction Group presented at this year’s Buildex Vancouver event on February 9, 2012. Their ... Continued
Priority Between Lien Claimants and Receiver
Our Court of Appeal in Bank of Montreal v. Peri Formwork Systems Inc., 2012 BCCA 4 recently had its first opportunity to consider whether builders ... Continued
Clark Wilson’s Construction Group to present at the upcoming BUILDEX seminar
On Thursday, February 9, 2012, our Construction Group, consisting of Samantha Ip, Oliver Hanson, Satinder Sidhu and Anna Sekunova, will deliver an interactive seminar at ... Continued
Samantha Ip on being a construction lawyer
The November 11, 2011 edition of The Lawyers Weekly features Samantha Ip discussing her career as a lawyer in the article Pre-teen dream job a ... Continued
Amaan Gangji joins Clark Wilson
Clark Wilson LLP is pleased to welcome Amaan Gangji as an associate within our Corporate & Commercial, Private Company Transactions, Commercial Lending and Infrastructure & ... Continued