Legal

Consider the following hypothetical situation: A contractor is retained to erect a box-shaped building for an owner on lands that are now part of a subdivision.

Years ago, we acted for a subcontractor who found himself on the receiving end of charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Most of us have heard of the new home warranty, however, we may not understand how that program works.

If you have been working long enough as a construction contractor, you have had an odd client that, if you had to do it all over again, you would have never taken the job in the first place.

It is not unusual for even large companies to drop the ball and fail to keep up with registrations.

It is worth revisiting, and focusing in more detail on the “due diligence defence.”

The following letter to the editor is a comment on Rob Kennaley’s Legal Issues column from the February 2010 Horticulture Review.

The Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace), 2009, comes into effect on June 15, 2010.

A costly dispute between a client and contractor.

As a landscape contractor, you no doubt have business loans that require regular payments. You probably also pay rent.