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On-site safety is a must for any construction company.
Jun 14, 2018

Case study: Criminal charges upheld - Legal matters

Proper safety training and systems protect the welfare of our employees and their families, but investment in safety training and protocols is an investment in a company’s success
Residential landscape contractors need to ensure their clients  understand what they are agreeing to when signing a contract.
May 2, 2018

A case study: A contractor's blind reliance on contractual terms

Take your clients through the contract page by page to ensure the client has a complete understanding of how the contract work.
Mar 6, 2018

The potential lien for maintenance work in Ontario - and beyond

A recent case has opened the door for landscape maintenance contractors in Ontario to argue that their services should be considered lienable.
Jan 9, 2018

Case study: Where a written change order is required but not obtained

Good risk management under a contract requires contractors and subcontractors to be thinking about the contract throughout the life of a project.
Jul 31, 2017

Revisiting anti-spam legislation

Summarizing the framework for Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL).
Apr 24, 2017

A case study: Importance of contract terms

The time for planning on contracts is at the outset, when everyone is getting along.
Feb 28, 2017

Embracing the common-sense 'culture shift'

We would like to share a recent experience, which led to a Court deciding whether or not what we were doing fit properly within that shift.
Jan 17, 2017

Good faith and the duty of honesty in contracts

The case also means parties are now clearly held to a standard of honesty, one which many did not believe previously existed.
Oct 1, 2016

Back-charges for deficiencies, and fundamental breach

In 2010, the owners of a property in Ottawa hired a contractor to build a home and then install a stone facade around it.
Apr 6, 2016

A case study: Underlying work and contractual clarity

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