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
Hub – When does the contractual duty of fairness arise in the context of a bid made in response to an invitation to tender?
Hub Excavating Ltd. v. Orca Estates Ltd. 2009 BCCA 167 Hub Excavating Ltd. bid to provide construction and excavation services for a multi-phase subdivision in ... Continued
Boswall and Nieuwenburg comment on Tercon decision
Glen Boswall and Roy Nieuwenburg comment on the Tercon Contractors v. British Columbia case in an article entitled “B.C. government breached own contract on highway ... Continued
Supreme Court of Canada Issues Long Awaited Judgment in Tendering Case: Tercon Contractors v. British Columbia
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
Lien Times for Lenders: Plan with Care
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
Ontario Court of Appeal Rules that Acting in Good Faith is Not a Defence to a Breach of Contract
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
Court Of Appeal Confirms No Requirement To Post Security For Costs
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
The Proposed Architectural Professions Act
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