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Construction Law briefings
September 2, 2026
Construction Law
Adjudication Has Become the Default Route, and Complexity Is Not a Defence
Ontario's Divisional Court has confirmed that a dispute's complexity does not oust an adjudicator's jurisdiction, at the same time as the January 2026 amendments widened the scheme's reach.
Ontario, Canada
August 31, 2026
Construction Law
Holdback Is Not a Security Blanket: What KingSett v. Mapleview Changes
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that holdback priority over a construction lender is measured against unpaid invoices, not the full value of the work, narrowing recovery in developer insolvencies.
Ontario, Canada
August 26, 2026
Construction Law
CCDC's 2026 Design-Build Suite Moves the Warranty Clock to Ready-for-Takeover
The first design-build overhaul since 2013 arrives with two new progressive design-build forms and a milestone change that supplementary conditions will have to catch up with.
Canada
August 25, 2026
Construction Law
Prompt Payment and Adjudication: What We Are Seeing on Ontario Projects
Several years into Ontario's prompt payment and adjudication regime, the practical pressure has shifted from entitlement to evidence readiness on very short timelines.
Ontario, Canada
August 11, 2026
Construction Law
Concurrent Delay Continues to Drive Canadian Construction Disputes
How tribunals treat competing causes of delay remains the most consequential technical question in schedule disputes — and the least consistently analysed.
Canada
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