Alison Burns
Maryland, Washington, D.C.
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Réclamations pour retards d’exécution et augmentation des prix : Stratégies pratiques pour les projets de construction
BC Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP More Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) is one of Canada's top business law firms, serving a diverse national and international client base. Our integrated office network provides clients with access to the Firm's full spectrum of capabilities in virtually every area of business law. Les projets de construction font face à des perturbations croissantes dans les chaînes d'approvisionnement, des régimes tarifaires changeants et une incertitude géopolitique.
Managing Delay and Price Escalation Claims: Practical Strategies for Construction Projects
Construction projects are increasingly affected by supply chain disruptions, evolving tariff regimes and broader geopolitical uncertainty, all of which can significantly impact project schedules and costs. As delay and price escalation become more common, owners and contractors are placing greater emphasis on proactive risk management throughout the project lifecycle.
Managing Delay And Price Escalation Claims: Practical Strategies For Construction Projects
BC Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP More Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) is one of Canada's top business law firms, serving a diverse national and international client base. Our integrated office network provides clients with access to the Firm's full spectrum of capabilities in virtually every area of business law.
Managing Delay and Price Escalation Claims: Practical Strategies for Construction Projects
Construction projects are increasingly affected by supply chain disruptions, evolving tariff regimes and broader geopolitical uncertainty, all of which can significantly impact project schedules and costs. As delay and price escalation become more common, owners and contractors are placing greater emphasis on proactive risk management throughout the project lifecycle.
B.C. Court Of Appeal Clarifies The Standard Of Review For Appeals Of Arbitral Awards
Alison Burns’s articles from Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP are most popular: within Litigation and Mediation & Arbitration topic(s) with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives in European Union with readers working within the Automotive, Healthcare and Oil & Gas industries In its recent decision in Vancouver School District No. 39 v.
B.C. Court of Appeal Clarifies the Standard of Review for Appeals of Arbitral Awards
[co-author: Gray Stanyer, Articling Student] In its recent decision in Vancouver School District No. 39 v. Kingsgate Property Ltd., the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) clarified that the appellate standards of review, including correctness for questions of law, apply to appeals of arbitral awards. Prior to the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2019 decision in Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v.
A Primer on Canadian Sanctions Legislation - March 2026 | JD Supra
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations. Given that Canada is in many ways a trading nation, and many Canadian businesses have ties elsewhere, sanctions laws have a significant impact on not only the target countries but also Canadian businesses.
La Cour d'appel de la C.-B. confirme les obligations du propriétaire après un avis de privilège d'un sous-traitant
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP are most popular: with Senior Company Executives, HR and Inhouse Counsel in Canada with readers working within the Insurance and Healthcare industries Dans la décision Lonsdale Quay Market Corporation v. Klondike Contracting Corporation (la « décision Lonsdale »), la Cour d'appel de la Colombie-Britannique (la « CACB ») a donné un avertissement clair aux propriétaires qui reçoivent un avis qu'un sous-traitant a enregistré un privilège.
La Cour d’appel de la C.-B. confirme les obligations du propriétaire après un avis de privilège d’un sous-traitant | JD Supra
[co-author: Jenissa Sunderji, stagiaire] Dans la décision Lonsdale Quay Market Corporation v. Klondike Contracting Corporation (la « décision Lonsdale »), la Cour d’appel de la Colombie-Britannique (la « CACB ») a donné un avertissement clair aux propriétaires qui reçoivent un avis qu’un sous-traitant a enregistré un privilège.
B.C. Court Of Appeal Confirms Owner Payment Obligations After Notice Of Subcontractor Lien
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP are most popular: with Senior Company Executives, HR and Inhouse Counsel in Canada with readers working within the Accounting & Consultancy and Healthcare industries In Lonsdale Quay Market Corporation v. Klondike Contracting Corporation (Lonsdale Quay Market), the British Columbia Court of Appeal issued a clear caution to owners who receive notice that a subcontractor has filed a lien.
B.C. Court of Appeal Confirms Owner Payment Obligations After Notice of Subcontractor Lien | Blakes
In Lonsdale Quay Market Corporation v. Klondike Contracting Corporation (Lonsdale Quay Market), the British Columbia Court of Appeal issued a clear caution to owners who receive notice that a subcontractor has filed a lien. In determining the amount to be paid into court to discharge the lien, payments an owner makes to the contractor after receiving such notice do not reduce the “amount owing” to the contractor.
Projet de loi 20 : Dépôt d'un régime de paiement rapide en Colombie-Britannique
Mark Johnson’s articles from Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP are most popular: within Real Estate and Construction topic(s) in Canada with readers working within the Metals & Mining industries Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP are most popular: with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives Le 7 octobre dernier, le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique a déposé le projet de loi 20 à l'assemblée législative de sa province.
Bill 20: Prompt Payment Legislation Introduced In British Columbia
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP are most popular: within Law Department Performance topic(s) with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives with readers working within the Accounting & Consultancy, Healthcare and Property industries On October 7, the Government of British Columbia introduced Bill 20 in the B.C. legislature. Bill 20 implements long-anticipated reforms aimed at providing greater payment and cash-flow certainty for stakeholders in the construction industry.
Bill 20: Prompt Payment Legislation Introduced in British Columbia | JD Supra
On October 7, the Government of British Columbia introduced Bill 20 in the B.C. legislature. Bill 20 implements long-anticipated reforms aimed at providing greater payment and cash-flow certainty for stakeholders in the construction industry. It proposes prompt payment legislation and abolishing Shimco liens, a problematic form of lien against holdback funds recently reaffirmed by the B.C. Court of Appeal.
Bill 20: Prompt Payment Legislation Introduced in British Columbia | Blakes
On October 7, the Government of British Columbia introduced Bill 20 in the B.C. legislature. Bill 20 implements long-anticipated reforms aimed at providing greater payment and cash-flow certainty for stakeholders in the construction industry. It proposes prompt payment legislation and abolishing Shimco liens, a problematic form of lien against holdback funds recently reaffirmed by the B.C. Court of Appeal.
Lorsque la pyramide s'écroule : Recouvrement des fonds à la suite d'une combine à la Ponzi
Lorsqu'une combine à la Ponzi s'effondre, de quelle manière un syndic de faillite doté de ressources limitées devant répondre à des centaines d'investisseurs innocents, dont certains en ressortent bénéficiaires et d'autres perdants, peut-il gérer tous les enjeux qui entrent en conflit de manière équitable et rentable? La Cour suprême de la Colombie-Britannique a récemment offert une réponse à cette question. Dans l'affaire My Mortgage Auction Corp.
When The Ponzi Music Stops: The Recovery Of Funds
Peter Rubin’s articles from Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP are most popular: in Canada with readers working within the Property and Law Firm industries Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP are most popular: within Law Department Performance topic(s) with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives When a Ponzi scheme collapses, how does a bankruptcy trustee with limited resources and hundreds of innocent investors — some winners, some losers — address all the competing issues in an...
When the Ponzi Music Stops: The Recovery of Funds | JD Supra
When a Ponzi scheme collapses, how does a bankruptcy trustee with limited resources and hundreds of innocent investors — some winners, some losers — address all the competing issues in an equitable and cost-effective way? The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently offered an answer. The Supreme Court of British Columbia in My Mortgage Auction Corp.
When the Ponzi Music Stops: The Recovery of Funds | Blakes
When a Ponzi scheme collapses, how does a bankruptcy trustee with limited resources and hundreds of innocent investors — some winners, some losers — address all the competing issues in an equitable and cost-effective way? The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently offered an answer. The Supreme Court of British Columbia in My Mortgage Auction Corp.
Privilèges " Shimco " : La Cour D'appel De La Colombie-Britannique Clarifie La Structure À Double Privilège
Dans l'arrêt Kingdom Langley Project Ltd. Partnership v. WQC Mechanical Ltd. (l'« arrêt Kingdom Langley »), la Cour d'appel de la Colombie-Britannique (la « CACB ») a confirmé la validité des privilèges « Shimco », soit des privilèges sur la retenue légale que doivent conserver les propriétaires, les entrepreneurs et les sous-traitants en vertu de la Builders Lien Act (la « Loi »). Ces privilèges avaient été reconnus dans la décision Shimco Metal Erectors Ltd. v.
Harmonisation et modernisation du régime en matière de privilèges en Colombie-Britannique
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Shimco Lien Reaffirmed: B.C. Court Of Appeal Clarifies Dual-Lien Structure Under The Builders Lien Act
In Kingdom Langley Project Ltd. Partnership v. WQC Mechanical Ltd. (Kingdom Langley), the British Columbia Court of Appeal reaffirmed the validity of what are commonly referred to as "Shimco liens." Shimco liens are liens against the statutory holdback that must be maintained by owners, contractors and subcontractors under the Builders Lien Act (Act). Shimco liens were recognized by the B.C. Court of Appeal in its much-debated 2003 ruling in Shimco Metal Erectors Ltd. v.
Shimco Lien Reaffirmed: B.C. Court of Appeal Clarifies Dual-Lien Structure Under the Builders Lien A | JD Supra
[co-author: Soheila Ebrahimi-Louyeh, Articling Student] In Kingdom Langley Project Ltd. Partnership v. WQC Mechanical Ltd. (Kingdom Langley), the British Columbia Court of Appeal reaffirmed the validity of what are commonly referred to as “Shimco liens.” Shimco liens are liens against the statutory holdback that must be maintained by owners, contractors and subcontractors under the Builders Lien Act (Act).
Shimco Lien Reaffirmed: B.C. Court of Appeal Clarifies Dual-Lien Structure Under the Builders Lien A | Blakes
In Kingdom Langley Project Ltd. Partnership v. WQC Mechanical Ltd. (Kingdom Langley), the British Columbia Court of Appeal reaffirmed the validity of what are commonly referred to as “Shimco liens.” Shimco liens are liens against the statutory holdback that must be maintained by owners, contractors and subcontractors under the Builders Lien Act (Act). Shimco liens were recognized by the B.C. Court of Appeal in its much-debated 2003 ruling in Shimco Metal Erectors Ltd. v.
B.C.’s Commercial Liens Act: Enhancing consistency, efficiency
By Andrew Kavanagh, Alison Burns and Maddie Avotins ( June 25, 2025, 11:59 AM EDT) -- The Commercial Liens Act (Act) in British Columbia will come into effect on June 30, 2025.
The B.C. Commercial Liens Act: Unifying And Modernizing
British Columbia's new Commercial Liens Act (Act) comes into force on June 30, 2025. This new legislation brings substantial changes to the law governing liens, intending to reduce the risks and costs for service providers who provide labour or materials for (i) restoring, improving, or maintaining the condition or properties of goods, (ii) storing goods, (iii) transporting, carrying or towing goods, or (iv) salvaging goods.
The B.C. Commercial Liens Act: Unifying and Modernizing | JD Supra
[co-author: Maddie Avotins, Summer Intern] British Columbia’s new Commercial Liens Act (Act) comes into force on June 30, 2025. This new legislation brings substantial changes to the law governing liens, intending to reduce the risks and costs for service providers who provide labour or materials for (i) restoring, improving, or maintaining the condition or properties of goods, (ii) storing goods, (iii) transporting, carrying or towing goods, or (iv) salvaging goods.
Prévisions pour 2025 : Êtes-vous prêt pour les tarifs douaniers?
BC Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP More Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) is one of Canada's top business law firms, serving a diverse national and international client base. Our integrated office network provides clients with access to the Firm's full spectrum of capabilities in virtually every area of business law.
Welcome To 2025: Are You Ready For Tariffs?
BC Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP More Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) is one of Canada's top business law firms, serving a diverse national and international client base. Our integrated office network provides clients with access to the Firm's full spectrum of capabilities in virtually every area of business law. Incoming United States President Donald Trump has announced his intent to impose a 25% tariff on imports from Canada when he takes office on January 20, 2025. Canada International Law
Welcome to 2025: Are You Ready for Tariffs? | JD Supra
[co-author: Soheila Ebrahimi-Louyeh, Articling Student] Incoming United States President Donald Trump has announced his intent to impose a 25% tariff on imports from Canada when he takes office on January 20, 2025. Canada plans countermeasures on C$150-billion of U.S. imports — 10 times the amount targeted in 2018 to 2019. Canada also imposed tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), steel and aluminum in 2024, with new tariffs in critical manufacturing sectors expected in 2025.
Bob Hegarty honored | Orinda
| | | | Submit | search engine by freefind advanced CivicLifeSportsSchoolsBusinessFoodOur HomesLetters/OpinionsCalendar Surrounded by just a fraction of the volunteers who regularly help out at the Orinda Baseball Association (OBA), Bob Hegarty is pictured on April 16 receiving a proclamation from Mayor Darlene Gee in honor of the OBA's 40th anniversary.
Subcommittee tackles infrastructure and drainage problems for private roads
| | | | Submit | search engine by freefind advanced CivicLifeSportsSchoolsBusinessFoodOur HomesLetters/OpinionsCalendar It was standing room only in the Sarge Littlehale Community Room on April 17 when Mayor Darlene Gee and Vice Mayor Latika Malkani headed the first meeting of a newly-formed ad-hoc Infrastructure Subcommittee. The plan was to evaluate the various options available for integrating and maintaining the community infrastructure and drainage on Orinda's many private roads.
Quilting Canada's Patchwork Rights: Supreme Court Of Canada Confirms Indigenous Collective Rights Protected By Charter
On March 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its long-awaited decision in Dickson v.
Quilting Canada’s Patchwork Rights: Supreme Court of Canada Confirms Indigenous Collective Rights Protected by Charter | JD Supra
On March 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its long-awaited decision in Dickson v.
Quilting Canada’s Patchwork Rights: Supreme Court of Canada Confirms Indigenous Collective Rights Pr | Blakes
On March 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its long-awaited decision in Dickson v.
Quilting Canada’s Patchwork Rights: Supreme Court of Canada Confirms Indigenous Collective Rights Protected by Charter
On March 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its long-awaited decision in Dickson v.
European Parliament ECON Committee passes Crisis Management and Deposit Insurance (CMDI) package
The CMDI package contains measures aimed at improving the efficiency of the bank resolution process and harmonising the application of the framework across EU member states.
Oops! I did it again
| | | | Submit | CivicLifeSportsSchoolsBusinessFoodOur HomesLetters/OpinionsCalendar Yes, I completely overlooked the significance of the fourth Wednesday in November when around 65 million Americans make their way back to their childhood homes like spawning salmon. Unfortunately, not being a U.S. native, I have no instinctive grasp of the importance of Thanksgiving. It's like trying to explain Boxing Day to an American.
As others see us
| | | | Submit | CivicLifeSportsSchoolsBusinessFoodOur HomesLetters/OpinionsCalendar I recently read about a fellow expat who, despite having lived in Orinda five times longer than I have, still feels that she is regarded as a foreigner. Whilst in no way wishing to belittle her sentiments, I'd like to reassure Orindans - with just one exception - that my own experience has always been entirely different.
Storm cleanup continues at Wagner Ranch Nature Area
| | | | Submit | CivicLifeSportsSchoolsBusinessFoodOur HomesLetters/OpinionsCalendar Since the Lamorinda Weekly last reported (July 5, p. A7) on the severe damage wrought by this year's winter storms at the Wagner Ranch Nature Area, progress has been slow . but steady. And on Monday, Sept. 11, Orinda Union School District Superintendent Aida Glimme delivered an impressive summary of her board's achievements to date.
Orinda appoints first Cal Shakes liaison
| | | | Submit | CivicLifeSportsSchoolsBusinessFoodOur HomesLetters/OpinionsCalendar "It turns out that being the best kept secret in town is not necessarily fiscally sound or a blueprint for financial success," Clive Worsley, Executive Director of Cal Shakes, told the Orinda City Council, when he addressed them at their most recent meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
City approves lowering speed limit around Glorietta Elementary
| | | | Submit | CivicLifeSportsSchoolsBusinessFoodOur HomesLetters/OpinionsCalendar It was late 2018 when Orinda's Traffic Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) first received a request from residents living in the Hillcrest Drive neighborhood to install traffic calming measures between Martha Road and Overhill Road, citing the speeding vehicles which had become a daily concern for young children walking to nearby Glorietta Elementary School.
Orinda celebrates city's longest serving employee, Jennie Flores
| | | | Submit | CivicLifeSportsSchoolsBusinessFoodOur HomesLetters/OpinionsCalendar Three former Mayors lined up at last week's Council Meeting to take turns singing the praises of Jennie Flores as she celebrated three and a half decades of working with the city of Orinda, while the current Mayor, Inga Miller, presented Flores with an enormous bouquet of flowers. Jennie Flores is the city's longest-serving employee . ever.
The art of birdwatching highlighted in book of poetry
| | | | Submit | CivicLifeSportsSchoolsBusinessFoodOur HomesLetters/OpinionsCalendar In 2020, as the world learned to adjust to the COVID-19 lockdown, wild bird seed suddenly began to disappear off pet shop shelves, while sales of birdbaths and hummingbird feeders almost doubled. The rest of the world had discovered what Jim Roethe, longtime member of the Golden Gate Audubon Society, had known for decades: the BP-lowering, stress-relieving, endlessly fascinating art of birdwatching.
Orinda stands with Maui
| | | | Submit | CivicLifeSportsSchoolsBusinessFoodOur HomesLetters/OpinionsCalendar Before the regular Aug. 15 Orinda City Council meeting got underway, Mayor Inga Miller asked everyone attending the meeting, whether present in the Orinda Library Auditorium or at home in front of their computer screens, to spare a thought for the suffering of the people of Maui. At that point over a hundred people were known to have died, while more than one thousand still remained unaccounted for.
Orinda's Local Road Safety Plan addresses greatest concern: speed
| | | | Submit | CivicLifeSportsSchoolsBusinessFoodOur HomesLetters/OpinionsCalendar After Orinda residents were invited to report their road safety concerns to TJKN Transportation Consultants last year, it came as no surprise to many to discover that the majority of respondents identified speeding as their greatest concern. Federal regulations require each state to adopt a strategic highway safety plan, primarily derived from data which is then tailored to the community's specific traffic needs.
Council recognizes cybersecurity expert for work with local jurisdictions
| | | | Submit | CivicLifeSportsSchoolsBusinessFoodOur HomesLetters/OpinionsCalendar If Don Hester's intention was to terrify his audience, then he probably succeeded. But his recent presentation also served as a timely warning in an ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape where cyberattacks have become increasingly common and sophisticated. Invited by Douglas Alessio, Orinda's Administrative Services Director, to speak at the Aug.
Classic Car Show features massive 'Land Yachts' that focus on 'smiles per gallon'
| | | | Submit | CivicLifeSportsSchoolsBusinessFoodOur HomesLetters/OpinionsCalendar It's time to "show up and show off" - which is how the invitation to Orinda's Classic Car Show was worded when vintage car owners were invited to display their cherished vehicles at Orinda's upcoming 19th Annual Classic Car Show, at and around Orinda Motors from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9.
A Primer on Canadian Sanctions Legislation - July 2023 | JD Supra
July 13, 2023 Alison Burns, Brady Gordon, Roy Millen, Ora Morison, Vladimir Shatiryan Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations.
A Primer on Canadian Sanctions Legislation - March 2023 | JD Supra
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations. Given that Canada is in many ways a trading nation, and many Canadian businesses have ties elsewhere, sanctions laws have a significant impact on not only the target countries but also Canadian businesses.
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