by Mike Stewart, P.Eng., Partner, Construction Lawyer, Mediator & Arbitrator | Apr 27, 2026 | Construction Law
To put a builders lien on a property in BC, you usually must register a claim of builders’ lien at the Land Title Office within 45 days of completing your work or the project’s substantial completion, whichever comes first. Filing after this deadline can void the...
by Mike Stewart, P.Eng., Partner, Construction Lawyer, Mediator & Arbitrator | Apr 24, 2026 | Construction Law
What Is a Crane Swing Easement in BC? A crane swing easement in BC is a legal agreement granting a developer the right to sweep a construction crane’s boom through a neighbouring property’s airspace during a building project. BC property owners retain the...
by Mike Stewart, P.Eng., Partner, Construction Lawyer, Mediator & Arbitrator | Apr 16, 2026 | Construction Law
在 Lonsdale Quay Market Corporation v. Klondike Contracting Corporation 2025 BCCA 461 一案中，不列颠哥伦比亚省上诉法院确认，业主在收到分包商的留置权申索通知后，仍继续向违约的承包商付款的，这些付款不会减少欠承包商的”欠款金额”。业主若要解除留置权，须向法院缴存其保留金与已通知的留置权申索金额之和。 事实 上诉人 Lonsdale Quay Market...
by Mike Stewart, P.Eng., Partner, Construction Lawyer, Mediator & Arbitrator | Apr 16, 2026 | Construction Law
In Lonsdale Quay Market Corporation v. Klondike Contracting Corporation 2025 BCCA 461, the British Columbia Court of Appeal confirmed that if an owner, despite receiving notice of a subcontractor’s claim of lien, continues to pay a defaulting contractor, the payments...
by Mike Stewart, P.Eng., Partner, Construction Lawyer, Mediator & Arbitrator | Apr 15, 2026 | Construction Law
可以，在加拿大可以就工程质量低劣起诉承包商。在不列颠哥伦比亚省，房主可以通过多种法律途径追回不合标准的建筑工程造成的损失，视争议金额而定，包括通过民事纠纷裁决庭、BC省小额钱债法庭或BC省最高法院提出申索。 住宅和商业建筑项目中的工程质量低劣，每年给加拿大房主造成数以千计加元的维修开支。承包商交付的工程不符合建筑合同、《BC省建筑规范》或加拿大法院承认的默示条款所规定的标准时，房主有权依法寻求赔偿。本文逐一说明在不列颠哥伦比亚省及加拿大各地就工程质量低劣起诉承包商的法律依据、法院选择、时限、可追回的损害赔偿以及证据要求。...
