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Cost-plus contracts require the owner to pay for the costs actually incurred for all labour, subcontracted services, materials and other costs of performing the construction ... Continued
Author: Alison Colpitts Earlier this summer, a decision out of Saskatchewan made international headlines when a judge ruled that a flax supplier sending a thumb’s ... Continued
By Gordon Behan and Harman Kang An executor or administrator of an estate “self-deals” when they purchase the assets of the same estate for which ... Continued
By Zachary Murphy-Rogers and Vivian Thieu Our society’s understanding of what constitutes “family” is everchanging, especially in light of our appreciation and recognition of the ... Continued
By Dan W. Melnick It is well known that a lien claimant must strictly comply with the form prescribed by the Builders Lien Act, SBC ... Continued
By Samantha Ip and Cameron Fox The Alberta Court of Appeal has, in a split decision, affirmed a decision which found that losses resulting from a ... Continued
By Anna Sekunova In a recent decision of Orbital Construction Inc. v Hansen, 2023 BCSC 712, the British Columbia Supreme Court has again addressed the ... Continued
By Dani Gorelov and Zachary Murphy-Rogers. A jury in Michigan decided that a notebook with scribbles found in Aretha Franklin’s couch is valid as the ... Continued
By Vivian Thieu and Zachary Murphy-Rogers *This post was inspired by a similar post on the Declarations of Death Act, 2002 out of Ontario. The ... Continued
By Shiona Nickel In 2020, the BC Court of Appeal considered an important issue concerning the removal and use of human reproductive materials (sperm, ova, ... Continued
Authors: Adrienne Adams and Hannah Plant In the recent decision, South West Terminal Ltd. v Achter Land, 2023 SKKB 116, a Saskatchewan Judge found the ... Continued
By Zachary Murphy-Rogers and Hannah Plant A power of attorney is a legal document that grants someone the authority to act on behalf of another ... Continued