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
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
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
Preferred Status for Aboriginal Groups and Procurement
When the Crown contemplates conduct that might adversely impact the potential existence of Aboriginal rights of an Aboriginal group, the Crown has a duty to ... 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
Owners Under No Duty to Assess Feasibility of Project Before Tendering
In a new tendering law decision, the British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled there was no legal basis for a claim that the owners acted ... 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
Builders Liens and Security for Costs
A recent decision of the BC Supreme Court has provided some good news for owners who wish to post security to have a claim of ... Continued
Builders Lien Act Update
There were a number of court decisions addressing claims of builders lien which were released in 2008. If the current economic climate continues, we can ... Continued
It’s Foggy Out There, So Dress For It
The Supreme Court of Canada has issued another ‘bidding and tendering’ decision, Double N Earthmovers Ltd. v. Edmonton (City), 2007 SCC 3. The reasoning in ... Continued