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Welcome to the CCCL

Our Mission -
The purpose of the College is to facilitate and encourage the association of outstanding lawyers who are distinguished for their skill, experience and high standards of professional and ethical conduct in the practice or teaching of construction law and who are dedicated to excellence in the specialized practice of construction law.

Through the association of such members in an environment of collegiality and good fellowship, the College shall strive to nurture, improve and enhance the practice and understanding of construction law.

Officers of the College

CCCL President
Louis-Michel Tremblay

Contact Infomation

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Barristers & Solicitors
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Immediate Past President
W. Andrew McLauchlin

Vice-President
Howard Wise

Secretary
Derek Brindle, Q.C.

Treasurer
Richard H. Shaban

Program Co-Ordinator

Marina A. Pratchett, Q.C.
 


Governors of the College

The Board of Governors includes all of the Officers listed above, all Past Presidents (as ex-officio fellows), as well as:

Donald W. Goodfellow, Q.C.

Olivier F. Kott

Roanld W. Price

Joel Richler

Christopher C. Robinson, Q.C.

 


Shea N. Bunston is the CCCL's Website Committee Chair. Send mail to her at sheabunston@rogers.com or to Nicholas J. Dasios of Erevna Technologies with questions or comments about this web site.

 

College News

Announcements

The Fellows of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers congratulate our friends and colleagues Harvey J. Kirsh and Matthew R. Alter on the publication of their book,  Kirsh and Alter, A Guide to Construction Liens in Ontario (3d ed).

Since the inception of the College, Harvey has been a distinguished Officer and Governor and is also a Past President of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. Matthew has been a Fellow of the College since 2006 and is the Editor of the Journal of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers and past Chair of the Legal Update Committee.

Click here to view the book as well as a review written by Master Carol Albert.


MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

The 15th Annual

Canadian College of

Construction Lawyers Conference

will be held May 31st –

June 2nd, 2012
 


at The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco Hotel
San Francisco, California

Conference details and agenda to follow.

 


 

Featured Article,

September 2011

 

What's in a Name?

 

© Lowell Westersund,

with assistance from

Josh Fraese

Canbar West Projects Ltd. v. Sure Shot Sandblasting & Painting Ltd., 2011 ABCA 107

In Canbar West Projects Ltd. v. Sure Shot Sandblasting & Painting Ltd.1 the respondent, Sure Shot negotiated was constructing facilities for use on its lands and negotiated a written fixed-price contract between Sure Shot and Can-West Projects Ltd.  The Contract was duly executed.

The principals of the contractor had not yet incorporated Can-West Projects Ltd. when the agreement was executed. When they subsequently searched the name, they determined that it was already used and therefore they instead incorporated under the name “Canbar West Projects Ltd.” A month after incorporation in October 2008 this new company registered “Can-West Projects” as a trade name. Correspondence, invoices and letter were for “Can-West Projects Ltd.” and cheques were made out to “Can-West Projects Ltd.” However, the cheques were deposited to Canbar’s corporate account.

... Click here for the full article


 

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