An Overview of Construction Claims: How They Arise and How to Avoid Them
Disputes will inevitably arise on any construction site. While it is not possible nor realistic to expect that all claims can be avoided or will ... Continued
Builder’s Risk Insurance
Updated July 2005 Builder’s Risk insurance, also known as “course of construction”, “construction all risk”, and “contractor’s all risk insurance”, is a specialized form of ... Continued
Construction Bonding Guide
Updated June 2010* This guide explains and provides practical advice on bid bonds, performance bonds, labour & material bonds, and construction lien bonds – collectively ... Continued
Municipal Liability for Building Permits and Inspections
Revised 2005 At one time, municipalities enjoyed immunity from liability under the old common law principle, “the crown can do no wrong”. The immunity eroded ... Continued
Outsourcing and Letters of Credit: Making Sense Out of Contract Security
Canadian businesses and governments are looking for outsiders to take over many functions such as printing, mail rooms, fleet management, and data or computing services. ... Continued
The ‘Privilege Clause’ in construction tender documents – Supreme Court of Canada decision in M.J.B. Enterprises v. Defence Construction Ltd.
This much–awaited decision has come down. It always was a simple case. The Supreme Court of Canada confirmed what we already knew, from Ron Engineering, ... Continued
BC Court of Appeal speaks on tendering – Midwest vs. BC Gas case of Contract Security
This is a righteous decision. In our Fall, 1999 issue of the Construction Law Bulletin we reported that in this case the BC Supreme Court ... Continued
New West Partnership Trade Agreement – TILMA expands to Saskatchewan
The New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA), among the Governments of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, was signed on April 30, 2010. In general terms ... Continued
Samantha Ip on stalled payments in construction projects
The April 16 edition of Journal of Commerce quotes Samantha Ip in the article “Stalled payments a growing issue in construction industry”. Samantha will be ... Continued
Warren Brazier on power procurement
Warren Brazier was quoted in the April 13-19, 2010 issue of Business in Vancouver. Warren comments on the need for power procurement change in the ... Continued
2010 Annual Review of Law and Practice
The 19th edition of the CLE-BC Annual Review of Law & Practice has been released, with contributions by Clark Wilson lawyers. Allyson Baker, Glen Boswall, ... Continued
Business as usual: Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. The Province of BC – Supreme Court of Canada
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