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Welcome and Introduction

John S. Logan — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Donald A. Thompson, PEng — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver

Builders Lien Act Overview

John S. Logan — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver

What Work is Lienable

• delivering materials and workers to site
• removing materials from site
• industrial machinery
• off-site work
• design work
• security services
• project management services

Tyler S. Galbraith — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver  

What Land is Lienable and How to Find It

• federal lands and undertakings
• First Nations lands
• LNG, oil and gas projects
• mines
• hydroelectric projects
• leasehold interests
• scope of the “improvement”
• how to identify the land to lien

David McKenzie — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver 
Donald A. Thompson, PEng — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver

Questions & Discussion

Networking Break

Alternative Sources of Payment

• “Shimco” liens
• bond claims
• breach of trust claims

Dirk H. Laudan — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver 

Getting Liens Off Title

• striking liens
• securing liens: court orders and trust agreements
• saving time and money with desk orders

J. Marc MacEwing — Shapiro Hankinson & Knutson Law Corporation, Vancouver 

Questions & Discussion

Networking Lunch

Lien Issues in an Insolvency

• lien rights
• trust rights
• CRA requirements to pay

Marina A. Pratchett, QC — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver   

Ethics Issues and Practice Management Issues

• ethical questions
• negligence claims and how to avoid them

John S. Logan — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Donald A. Thompson, PEng — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver

Questions & Discussion

Networking Break

Popular Misconceptions

• the most common misconceptions regarding liens

Ryan R. Chalmers — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver

Lien Filing Periods—Traps For The Unwary

• the basic rules
• completion without certification
• certification issues

Questions & Discussion