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New Amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure – Construction Act Implications

  • 09 janvier 2021
  • Karen Groulx, Dragana Bukejlovic, Dentons Canada LLP

Effective January 1, 2021, Ontario Regulation 689/20 substantially amended the Rules of Civil Procedure. In many ways, the changes reflect the reality of litigation in Ontario since the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic and focus on a technological shift in the nature of litigation, which was both necessary, and needed. Not only do the changes affect litigation under the Construction Act but they will also have an impact on the prompt payment and adjudication provisions therein.

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Virtual Litigation in Construction Law: Are you Ready? Best Practices Roundup

  • 11 novembre 2020
  • Karen Groulx and Dragana Bukejlovic, Dentons Canada LLP

Perhaps one silver lining to the COVID-19 Pandemic has been the accelerated implementation of technologically based tools by both the construction industry and the courts to overcome the hurdles arising from the need to maintain “physical distancing’.

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Case Comment: 2099082 Ontario Limited v. Varcon Construction Corporation

  • 03 juin 2020
  • Ivan Merrow, associate at Glaholt Bowles LLP

Not all warranty provisions are created equal when it comes to construction contracts. Individual warranty provisions may vary in length of time, scope, and the degree of fault required to trigger those obligations.

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Case Comment: 2099082 Ontario Limited v. Varcon Construction Corporation

  • 27 mai 2020
  • Ivan Merrow, associate at Glaholt Bowles LLP

Not all warranty provisions are created equal when it comes to construction contracts. Individual warranty provisions may vary in length of time, scope, and the degree of fault required to trigger those obligations.

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Q&A with Marcia J. Oliver, OBA Construction and Infrastructure Law Award of Excellence Recipient

Q&A with Marcia J. Oliver, OBA Construction and Infrastructure Law Award of Excellence Recipient

  • 19 mai 2020

Marcia J. Oliver, CS (Construction Law), Q. Arb., Partner, Advocates LLP, is being honoured this year with the OBA Construction and Infrastructure Law Award of Excellence for her outstanding leadership and contributions to the field of construction law. Gain a glimpse of what inspires her and how she is making a difference in her area of practice in this candid Q&A.

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The Implications of Force Majeure and Frustration in the Time of COVID-19

  • 22 avril 2020
  • Jesse Gardner & Natasha Rodrigues, Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP,

These are rapidly evolving and legally unprecedented circumstances which have had, and will continue to have, significant impacts on construction projects. This article considers the potential applicability of force majeure provisions and the doctrine of frustration in the current circumstances.

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Tips for Preparing for E-Litigation

  • 22 avril 2020
  • Faren Bogach, Kartiga Thavaraj, Mike Brown and James De Melo, WeirFoulds LLP

E-litigation—litigation that is either paperless or virtual—is the way of the future. This was already becoming true when we conducted the first paperless trial in the history of the construction courts in Toronto in early 2020, and it is even more apparent during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the world finds itself in.

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COVID-19 – New Home (Tarion) Warranty Processes Suspended

  • 21 avril 2020
  • Christine Kellowan, Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP

Tarion Warranty Corporation (“Tarion”) has issued a number of advisories regarding the suspension of certain new home warranty program processes.

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The Ontario Government Suspends Limitation Periods Effective March 16, 2020

  • 20 avril 2020
  • Lida Moazzam & Sharon Vogel, FCI Arb, Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

In view of COVID-19, on March 20, 2020, the Attorney General of Ontario ordered the suspension of limitation periods and other procedural time periods. The Order is retroactively dated to March 16, 2020.

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