EXPERTISE

CONSTRUCTION AND SURETY LAW

Overview

The construction industry typically involves a diverse range of participants who often have diverging interests and roles. Owners, contractors, promoters, professionals, insurance companies and sureties, all have different rights and obligations which often require the guidance and advice of lawyers specialized in all aspects of the construction project.

Recognized as a leader in construction and surety law, our firm is ranked among the most recommended firms in this field by The Canadian Legal LEXPERT® Directory, and several members of the team are identified as leaders in this area in The Best Lawyers in Canada.

For more than 40 years now, our specialized lawyers have been working on behalf of various parties in the construction industry. Where problems arise, we will vigorously defend their interests, whether through alternative methods of dispute resolution (ADR) or in the courts. The services of our construction specialists are complemented by our specialists in real estate law and project financing, public-private partnerships and energy infrastructures, enabling us to respond to all the client's construction law needs.
 

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Services

  • Consulting in project management
  • Regulatory compliance services (zoning, urban planning, environment, CSST, CCQ, RBQ and BSDQ)
  • Negotiation and drafting of construction contracts
  • Preparation of call for tender documents
  • Review of tender compliance and litigation on the tendering process
  • Counsel during the course of the construction project
  • Registration of legal hypothecs (construction liens)
  • Drafting of claims for damages, impact costs and delays
  • Development of strategies in case of default or other difficulties encountered during construction
  • Construction litigation
  • Defence of professionals (architects, engineers and surveyors)
  • Remedies in case of breach of contract, construction defects or latent defects
  • Advice on bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring in the construction business
  • Resolution of construction issues involving divided and un-divided co-ownership (condominiums)
  • Arbitration and mediation
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Professionals

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An independent law firm, offering the full range of legal services to business. 175 lawyers in Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa. Member of the World Services Group, an international network of service firms with offices in 120 countries.

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