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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

The Builders Lien Act allows companies and individuals who contribute work or services on a project to file a claim of lien directly on title, ... Continued

Our Court of Appeal in Bank of Montreal v. Peri Formwork Systems Inc., 2012 BCCA 4 recently had its first opportunity to consider whether builders ... Continued

The Builders Lien Act, S.B.C. 1997, c. 45 (the “Act”) and the well known Shimco case provide that the holdback required to be retained on ... Continued

The regime for construction contracting is like a pyramid, with labour and materials ascending from workers and suppliers through subcontractors to the general contractor and ... Continued

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

The Supreme Court of Canada has just issued an important judgment on liability insurance coverage for developers, construction managers, and general contractors. The SCC reversed ... Continued

It is comforting to observe recent cases reinforcing that organizations issuing tenders or RFPs do not have to throw common sense or good judgement out ... Continued

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

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

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

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