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L’obligation de renseignement : Attention à l’application tous azimuts des critères
Introduction La Cour d’appel a tout récemment rappelé certaines des limites de l’obligation de renseignement d’un donneur d’ouvrage dans l’affaire Sintra inc. c. Ville de Montréal[1]. Les faits En 2013[2], la Ville de Montréal (la « Ville ») lance un appel d’offres...
Case comment: DNR Restoration Inc. v. Trac Developments Inc., 2023 ONSC1849
Introduction The Construction Lien Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.30 (the “CLA”) underwent substantial revisions (often referred to as lien modernization) on July 1, 2018 and was renamed the Construction Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. C.30 (the “Act”). In terms of the...
Standard or custom ODACC adjudication? Depends on how prepared you are to pay
You are contacted by a client who is owed money on a construction project and wants to commence a statutory adjudication under the Construction Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.30 (the “Act”). Before filing a notice of adjudication, the client wants...
The importance of following the “standard approach” to liening: Avli BRC Developments Inc v BMP Construction Management Ltd, 2023 ABCA 147
In the recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision Avli BRC Developments Inc v BMP Construction Management Ltd, 2023 ABCA 147 (“Avli”), Alberta’s appellate court validated the liens of subcontractors – the validity of which was in question because of various...
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Appel d’offres en cours : La Cour d’appel confirme l’interdiction pour un donneur d’ouvrage de négocier parallèlement avec un tiers
Le 26 août 2021, notre collègue Yann-Julien Chouinard vous faisait état du jugement rendu par la Cour supérieure dans l’affaire 9150-2732 Québec inc. c. Ville de Montréal[1] quant à l’interdiction pour le donneur d’ouvrage de négocier avec un tiers alors qu’un...
BC Court of Appeal clarifies law on accruing interest on builder’s lien security and the allocation of risk in cost plus contracts which incorporate estimates
In the recent decision of Highridge Homes Ltd. v de Boer, 2023 BCCA 74, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (“BCCA”) granted an appeal on the issue of accruing interest, finding that funds which had been paid into trust as...
Liquidated damages clauses: What you should know
In the past, you have likely entered into a contract that contained a liquidated damages clause. These are prevalent in construction and general commercial agreements. Liquidated damages and penalty clauses Liquidated damages (or stipulated damages) clauses are estimates made at...
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Résiliation de contrat par l’entrepreneur : l’importance de ne pas résilier à contretemps
Introduction Dans le jugement Babalé c. Construction Mikael Proulx inc.[1], la Cour supérieure rappelle qu’il est important pour les entrepreneurs de ne pas résilier leur contrat à contretemps, et ce, même en présence d’un motif sérieux. Faits Un incendie survenu...
Ontario Superior Court provides insight on the legal characterization of holdback amounts concerning a project on First Nations lands
Case commentary – Northwest Angle 33 First Nation. v. Razar Contracting Services Ltd.et al., 2023 ONSC 1233 A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has provided useful insight into how a trust claim under the Construction Act,...
Subcontractor and unjust enrichment – Use it or lose it
Imagine, if you will, that you are a subcontractor who provided services or materials in respect of a construction project and are still owed monies for your work. You could use the statutory mechanism of construction liens, pursuant to the...
