BC Supreme Court success for Anna Sekunova and Jordan Watson
In Kayne v. The Owners, Strata Plan LMS 2374 and others, the plaintiffs claimed damages against the strata corporation, alleging a failure to repair their ... 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
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
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
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
2011 Annual Review of Law and Practice
The 20th edition of the CLE BC Annual Review of Law & Practice has been released, with contributions from several Clark Wilson lawyers. Allyson Baker, ... Continued
Owner-developer has to pay full amount of lien (not just the proportionate share relating to the individual strata lot) to discharge lien – section 90 not applicable
In W Redevelopment Group Inc. v Allan Window Technologies Inc., the court held that the owner-developer could not invoke section 90 of the Strata Property ... 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