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Welcome to
the CCCL
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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.
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Officers of the College
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CCCL President
Jean C. van der Lee, Q.C.
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Contact Infomation
c/o
Field LLP
Barristers and Solicitors
400 The Lougheed Building,
604 1 Street SW
Calgary AB
T2P 1M7
Tel: (403) 260-8520
Fax: (403) 264-7084
E-mail: jvanderlee@fieldlaw.com
Website: www.fieldlaw.com
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Immed. Past
President
George W. MacDonald, Q.C.
Vice-President
Daniel Ayotte
Secretary
William L. (Mick) Ryan, Q.C.
Treasurer
W. Andrew McLauchlin
Program Co-Ordinator
Robert Jenkins, 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:
Louis-Michel Tremblay
Sandor J. Klein
Derek
Brindle, Q.C.
Kenneth
McCullough, Q.C.
Howard Wise
David Marr |
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
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Le Westin Resort & Spa
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Announcement
The 11th Annual Canadian College of
Construction Lawyers Conference
will be held
from May 29- June 1, 2008 at Le Westin Resort &
Spa, Tremblant, Quebec.
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Announcement
The
Fellows of the Canadian College of Construction
Lawyers congratulate our friend and colleague,
David H. Kauffman, on the publication of his
latest book, The Construction Hypothec. |
Since the inception of the College, David has been a
distinguished Officer and Governor and is also a Past
President of the Canadian College of Construction
Lawyers.
Click here to view the full press release.
Products Liability: In Quebec, Manufacturers Can’t
Rely On Ignorance of a Defect as Their Sole Defence
The
Supreme Court of Canada has just rendered a landmark
decision on sellers’ and manufacturers’ liability in
Quebec. In ABB Inc. v. Domtar Inc.,
the SCC upheld Domtar’s action against ABB Inc. and
Alstom Canada Inc. for nearly 39 million dollars
(capital and interest). This judgment is of the
utmost importance to all manufacturers and other
professional vendors selling in Quebec. It confirms
the difficulty they will have relying on exclusion
or limitation of liability clauses to escape
liability for the consequences of latent defects in
their products, even when dealing with sophisticated
buyers. Manufacturers in particular will rarely be
able to rely on such clauses, even though they are
commonly included in contracts of sale.
THE FACTS
In the mid-1980’s, Domtar purchased a chemical
recovery boiler for its new Windsor, Quebec pulp and
paper mill from Combustion Engineering Canada Ltd.
(“C.E.”). Just 18 months after the boiler was put
into service, Domtar had to shut it down for an
unscheduled inspection after detecting a leak in the
boiler’s “superheater” (a major component of the
boiler). The inspection revealed several leaks and
hundreds of cracks. Domtar repaired the superheater
and, at its next scheduled shutdown, replaced it
entirely.
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