The Ontario Court of Appeal recently dealt with the issue of what sort of representations amount to fraud, and what representations survive an “entire agreements” clause. In Iatomasi v. Conciatori, the Court of Appeal held that when, during the pre-contractual negotiations for the sale of a building , a vendor delivers plans to a purchaser, [...]

Construction projects don’t often proceed without a lender. And often there is an interim lender which provides financing pending the advancement of funds by the final lender. In this circumstance, two questions arise: First:  Does the interim lender owe a duty of care to the owner or purchaser of the project? Second:  If the interim [...]

Can an informal tender process which is not part of a bid depository system give rise to liability for negligent misrepresentation?  Can it give rise to liability for bad faith conduct?   In Oz Optics Limited v. Timbercom, Inc., the Ontario Court of Appeal recently answered Yes to the first question, and after agonizing over [...]

This decision was upheld by the Ontario Court of Appeal on April 26, 2011: Jagosky v. Huntsville (Town), 2011 ONCA 324 (CanLII)  http://bit.ly/kIB5Sz

An addition to my April 17, 2011 article on the start of a limitation period for a negligent construction claim has been made due to a  recent decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The principle in the Timminco case was recently adopted and applied by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Jagosky [...]

When Does the Limitation Period Start For A Negligent Construction Claim? The law of Limitations creates a difficult question for those involved in construction projects: When does the limitation period begin for a claim in negligence arising from a construction project?   In Timminco Ltd. v. ABB Industrial Systems Inc., an Ontario judge recently held that [...]

Courts do not often examine the authority of a Consultant on a construction project and the liability consequences if the Consultant oversteps its authority.  That issue was recently dealt with by the Queen’s Bench of Alberta in Online Constructors Ltd. v. Speers Construction Inc.  A golf club hired a contractor, Speers, to repair a dam [...]