Managing Insurance Coverage and Claims for Losses Resulting from the Pandemic By Andrew J. Heal, J.D., LL.M., Heal & Co. LLP[1] On April 30, 2020, Cathy DiMarco[2] (my partner), Todd Gagnon[3] and I presented a webinar hosted by the Canadian Construction...
Government Clarified Exclusion of Construction Act Deadlines from Emergency Order By Catherine DiMarco, LL.B., Heal & Co. LLP In late March, 2020, Ontario’s Governor in Council made an order under section 7.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act,...
Introduction Since October 1, 2019, a party to a contract or subcontract to which the adjudication provisions in the Construction Act (“Act”) apply,1 may refer certain matters in dispute to adjudication. These matters include the value of work supplied, and payment...
Special Crisis Management Bulletin: Construction Contracts and COVID-19. An excusable delay is a delay that is not the fault of any party and which may or may not be compensable, but it allows a party to extend the time for completion. Expenses incurred as a result of...
Prompt Payment and Adjudication: They Are Here! This article examines the purpose of the new proper invoice provisions of the Construction Act and when they apply. By Andrew J. Heal As of October 1, 2019, the long-anticipated Prompt Payment and Adjudication provisions...
Ontario’s New Construction Act: It’s Here! Andrew Heal On May 31, 2017, the Ontario government introduced Bill 142, “An Act to Amend the Construction Lien Act” and it recently passed third reading on December 5, 2017, and the new Construction Act will...
