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June 10, 2020
Edward W. Keyes, KC
Construction Construction Litigation

Proposed Replacement to the New Brunswick Mechanics Lien Act Introduced...

The New Brunswick Office of the Attorney General has recently submitted a proposed replacement to the current Mechanics Lien Act, SNB 1973, c.M-6. The new Act, called the Construction Remedies Act, was introduced in the provincial legislature for first reading on June 9, 2020. The proposal is to repeal the current Mechanics Lien Act and […]

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July 25, 2018
Edward W. Keyes, KC
Construction

Reforming the New Brunswick’s Mechanics’ Lien Act: Prompt Payment and...

The New Brunswick Legislative Services Branch is considering recommending changes to the Mechanics’ Lien Act (1973), the main Construction Law statute in the Province.

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April 4, 2017
Edward W. Keyes, KC
Construction

Provincial Health and Safety Legislation is Inapplicable to Federal Undertakings

In Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail c Commission des lésions professionnelles, 2016 QCCS 2424, the Quebec Superior Court held that provincial occupational health and safety legislation does not apply to general contractors working on federal undertakings.

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