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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
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
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
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
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 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