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The new buildings chapter of the Safety Code: Quebec new requirements regarding building maintenance

  • McMillan LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 16 2013

On March 18, 2013, the Regulation to improve building safety1 came into force in Quebec. This Regulation introduces amendments to the Safety Code,2 a

Building safety new onerous obligations for owners

  • Lavery de Billy LLP
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  • Canada
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  • April 26 2013

On March 18, 2013, the Règlement visant à améliorer la sécurité dans le bâtiment, adopted pursuant to the Building Act, came into force. The new

Effective strategies for minimizing negligent building inspection claims

  • Blaney McMurtry LLP
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  • Canada
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  • February 13 2013

In Ontario, the legislative scheme and standards relevant to building inspectors are set out in the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c.23. (the

Contractors' liability to third parties: an indeterminate liability to an indeterminate class?

  • Blaney McMurtry LLP
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  • Canada
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  • February 12 2013

The question of remoteness has vexed courts in dealing with problems arising both in contract and in tort. This paper deals primarily with the tort

Be aware of limitation periods

  • Miller Thomson LLP
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  • Canada
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  • February 6 2013

One of the ways a condominium corporation can lose the right to bring a claim against the declarant for construction deficiencies, or an application

Toronto's skyline in 2020

  • Heenan Blaikie LLP
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  • Canada
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  • September 28 2012

Despite anecdotal reports of a condominium slowdown, construction of Toronto skyscrapers is continuing at a rapid pace

Construction deficiencies: to release or not

  • Miller Thomson LLP
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  • Canada
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  • August 27 2012

A condominium corporation’s first board of directors, after a turnover meeting, is often faced with a number of construction deficiencies

Tarion Revised Builder Bulletins 24 and 27: good and bad news for developers

  • Blaney McMurtry LLP
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  • Canada
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  • July 6 2012

Effective July 1, 2012, new home enrolment fees are reduced by $150 per enrolled home under the Tarion Revised Builder Bulletin 27

The ground shifts again - B.C. Court of Appeal strictly applies REDMA in favour of a non-completing purchaser

  • Lawson Lundell LLP
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  • Canada
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  • June 22 2012

On August 26, 2011, I blogged on the British Columbia Supreme Court decision in 229 Burrard Residential Limited Partnership v Essolat (“299”

Asbestos: not only health problems!

  • Robinson Sheppard Shapiro
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  • Canada
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  • March 30 2012

The media recently revealed that Quebec still carries a heavy legacy of asbestos given the health problems caused by the presence of asbestos in the construction of certain public buildings in Québec