July 28, 2022
Along with his civil engineering degree, his background enables him to understand complex construction issues and provide efficient, high-quality legal advice. He began his legal career at a mid-sized construction law firm in Toronto. There he represented clients across the country in all forms of construction dispute resolution. Much of his early legal career involved representing clients on large, complex infrastructure disputes with claim values ranging up to $1 billion.
I always preach the power of good, contemporaneous documentation. That is, keep good records of everything. That includes time records, meeting minutes, deficiency lists, handwritten notes of calls, well prepared and progressed schedules, and critically – detailed daily reports. But you cannot stop with just keeping records, you have to keep them organized.
ensuring the site condition provisions are appropriate and only impose risk upon the contractor that actually make sense ;ensuring liquidated damages provisions are fair and appropriately drafted;understanding the payment mechanism in the contract and the timing of payment.When choosing legal representation as a contractor, why is it so crucial to choose a construction focused law firm and lawyer?