Builders' Liens Update 2020
Course Date: October 28, 2020
Total: 5h 33min
Course Date: October 28, 2020
Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)
What Land Can You Lien? (9:10 – 10:10)
- JVD v. Skookum
- new clarity on the importance of determining the "single integrated improvement"
- value of the land as defence to amount of lien
- the improvement versus benefit to the land itself
- need for statutory reform: the Builders Lien Act and interest
Christopher J. Moore — McLean & Armstrong LLP, West Vancouver
Michael Preston — McLean & Armstrong LLP, West Vancouver
The Claim of Lien: Both Form and Substance (10:10 – 10:40)
- common mistakes in completing a claim of lien:
- claimant
- property
- work description
- debtor
- amount owed
- payment due date
- address for service
- consequences of mistakes in claims of lien
Tyler S. Galbraith — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
BREAK (10:40 – 11:00)
When Does Time Start Running? (11:00 – 11:30)
- triggers for running of time
- substantial completion and certification of contracts
- limits of certification
- release of holdback
- brief overview of Alberta builders lien time regime
Beth Allard — Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Vancouver
Gabrielle Trahan — Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Vancouver
Builders Liens Law Reform (11:30 – 12:00)
Dirk H. Laudan — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
LUNCH (12:00 – 1:00)
Getting Liens Off Title (1:00 – 1:30)
- removing defective liens
- securing liens pending resolution
- summary determination of holdback liability
- removing liens from strata property
J. Marc MacEwing — SHK Law Corporation, Vancouver
Liens and Insolvency (1:30 – 2:15)
- CCA proceedings and lien claimants
- bankruptcy and lien claimants
- the CRA and lien claimants
Scott R. Harcus — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang, Vancouver
Christopher E. Hirst — Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang, Vancouver
BREAK (2:15 – 2:35)
Closing Out a Project (2:35 – 3:05)
Dirk H. Laudan — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
David Mckenzie — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Alternative Sources of Payment (3:05 - 3:30)
Dirk H. Laudan — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
David Mckenzie — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Builder's Lien Practitioner Pitfalls (3:30 – 4:00)
John S. Logan, QC — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
David Mckenzie — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Christopher J. Moore — McLean & Armstrong LLP, West Vancouver
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Slides: What Lien for What Work?
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Handout: Completing the Claim of Lien
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Paper: Lien Issues and Insolvency
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