Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Western Canada

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February 2, 2023

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Can cash paid into Court be substituted with lien bond after project completion: Alberta Court of Appeal clarifies

Khurrum Awan, Titli Datta

In Tempo Alberta Electrical Contractors Co. Ltd. v. Man-Shield (Alta) Construction Inc., 2022 ABCA 409, the Alberta Court of Appeal clarified that, based on a collective reading of section 48 and section 22 of the Builders’ Lien Act (Alberta) (now...

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The last days of contingent payments: Pay-when-paid clauses and the PPCLA

Lauren M. Toreson, Arsham Gill, Anna Kosa

On August 29, 2022, the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act, RSA 2000, c P-26.4 (the “PPCLA”) came into force. The PPCLA changed the law governing the construction industry in Alberta. One such change was the imposition of mandated timelines...

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