Seema practices in the Construction and Infrastructure and Commercial and Business Litigation practice groups.

Bruce Reynolds and Sharon Vogel have published the second edition of A Guide to Canadian Construction Insurance Law, published by Thomson Reuters. It covers new and important developments...

The Minister of Public Services and Procurement has announced (here) the coming into force of the Federal Prompt Payment for Construction Work Act (the "Act") as of December 9, 2023.

In 2008 the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia passed the Economic Incentive and Stabilization Statutes Amendment Act, a bill intended to protect registered savings plans of debtors from creditors.

In Dalren Limited v Loadstar Trailers Inc, 2026 ONCA 500, the Court of Appeal for Ontario addressed the Construction Act’s transition provision for determining which version of the statutory regime applies to a project. The determinant is when a procurement process for “the improvement” was commenced “by the owner of the premises”. Based on a functional reading, the Court of Appeal held that a procurement process may trigger the provision despite the proponent not then owning the premises, and even if the premises for the project is later changed.

Most insurance coverage disputes involve policy language that fails to define clearly the respective rights and obligations of the parties. In a recent case, however, the British Columbia Supreme Court needed to take an additional step—it first had to determine which documents comprised the insuring agreement before it could interpret the policy’s language.

Communications between lawyer and client are generally privileged.

The Ontario Court of Appeal's recent decision in Icetrading Inc v Trayanov identifies some of the limits to good faith in contractual performance.

People love sharing cat photos. Astonishingly, one source reports that as of March, 2016, over 87 million photos and videos were tagged "#cat" on Instagram alone.

In Dorceus v Ontario, 2026 ONCA 321, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld an order to strike a Statement of Claim containing broad allegations about the Ontario government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision reaffirmed that courts are not political institutions and that legally unfounded claims are appropriately weeded out by motion to strike, even if characterized as “novel”.

The Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Hilmer Motorsport GmbH v Mason, 2025 ONCA 875, confirms that when faced with a foreign court proceeding a defendant may not bury its head in the sand just because it believes an arbitration clause applies.

Everyone wants to protect his or her own interests but effective protection can be challenging to achieve.

After years of anticipation and industry advocacy, the British Columbia government has taken a significant step towards reforming payment practices in the construction sector.

In Cycle Toronto v Ontario (Attorney General), 2026 ONCA 582, the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned a lower court ruling preventing the government of Ontario from ripping out 19 kilometers of protected bike lines along three major Toronto roadways. The decision underlines the limited role of the courts in reviewing policy-based government decisions.

In Emond v Trillium Mutual Insurance Co, 2026 SCC 3, the Supreme Court of Canada addressed an apparent conflict within a homeowner's insurance policy between a guaranteed rebuilding cost endorsement and an exclusion limiting coverage for regulatory compliance costs to $10,000.

The decision confirms that the 30‑day period prescribed by the Act applies uniformly, leaving no room for reliance on the timelines in the Court of Appeal Rules.

With today's financial climate, BC residents are often looking for a get rich quick idea.

Canadian news has recently been dominated by the possible imposition by the United States of substantial tariffs on Canadian goods.

On February 25, 2022, the British Columbia Court of Appeal issued reasons for judgment in Brockman v. Valmont Industries Holland BV, 2022 BCCA 80 ("Brockman").

On September 14 at a gala dinner held in his honour, Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel Co-Managing Partner, Bruce Reynolds, received the 2023 Ontario Bar Association Construction & Infrastructure...