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Announcing the top 10 features and articles from 2017

(12/15/2017)
As this year winds down, Construction Canada is revealing what were the website’s most popular features and articles from 2017. Reread a favorite or check out a piece you missed the first time around.

Adjudication under Ontario’s new Construction Act

(12/13/2017)
Adjudication is somewhat similar to a mandatory arbitration, with new and strict rules leading hopefully toward ‘prompt payment’ legislation under Ontario’s new Construction Act. Part II.1 of the Bill, “Construction Dispute Interim Adjudication,” covers...

Lessons from the Parkhill Excavating Case

(09/26/2017)
What is an insurer’s duty to defend its insured when it comes to legal action? In construction, this issue comes up time after time in court cases, arbitrations, and mediations.

Legal Issues: Dismissal for delay

(05/11/2017)
In July 2016, the Ontario Court of Appeal delivered judgment in a bizarre case of dismissal of six construction lien actions, and one trust action, for a 15-year delay. What might this mean for...

Engaging in a “Good and Workmanlike Manner”

(03/02/2014)
Construction law can be quite labyrinthine and byzantine, occasionally confusing for contractors, design professionals, and owners alike. In other cases, it may appear more straight-forward.

Out of the wilderness of summary judgments

(09/01/2012)
In the May 2010 issue of Construction Canada, this author wrote an article—“Ontario: The New Rules of Practice”—that examined how changes in the province were intended to reduce costs and delay in litigation, and...

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