2020

A Review of Saskatchewan (Highways and Infrastructure) v Venture Construction Inc: Litigation Limitation Periods.

Given the sizeable amounts in dispute in international construction arbitrations, the potential savings are enormous.

This article discusses a first-hand experience of legal advocacy in an adjudication and provides insight into whether this new form of dispute resolution serves to meet the legislative goal of efficient resolution of contract disputes on construction sites.

The anti-deprivation rule is a principle of common law that renders void contractual provisions that remove value from the bankrupt’s estate upon bankruptcy (value which would be otherwise available to creditors).

Investment in residential construction for Canada is on a steep rise, according to Statistics Canada.  BuildForce Canada reports that overall, total residential construction employment is expected to increase by over 17,000 workers over the next decade.

The declaration of a COVID-19 pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020 and the various provincial declarations of states of emergencies shortly thereafter have had immediate and resounding impacts on the construction industry.

COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. Shortly thereafter, it was declared an emergency nationally in Canada and an emergency regionally in Ontario.

This article was originally published in the January/February 2020 issue of the Construction Law Letter, and appeared on Singleton Reynolds’ News + Insights.

This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of the Glaholt LLP Building Insight newsletter and is reprinted with permission.

This article was originally posted on the Cox & Palmer website and is reprinted with permission.