Builders' Liens Update 2015
Course Date: November 24, 2015
Total: 5h 12min
Course Date: November 24, 2015
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
Stephen P. Coyle — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver
Questions & Discussion
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