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Candice Grant presented  "Just Say No? Employee Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Education Context"  in St. John's, NL at the Twenty Second Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for the Practical Study of Law in Education (CAPSLE) in 2011.

Bill Preston's article uses two recent cases: Online Constructors Ltd v Speers Construction Inc. and Central Welding v Man-Shield to expose the risks drop-down and step-over clauses can present to subscontractors.

Sean Sinclair, counsel for the StarPhoenix,  shares his summary and comments on Judge Danyliuk's decision of August 2012 to dismiss a defamation case brought by Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott: Justice Danyliuk in this decision does an excellent job of summarizing...

In the attached article, Sean Sinclair offers advice to employers looking to fire an employee.

 By Bill Preston.   Today our Construction Industry is pressured by two overwhelming dynamics:  the methods of construction available to contractors are becoming more and more innovative, cutting edge, and specialized; while, owners "need" the design and...

By Bill Preston.   In 2007 our Misty Alexandre reported a case where a Contractor was sued by an Owner on the basis that the constructed tenant improvements had a design fault which rendered the premises unfit for some of the Owner's purposes (a tattoo parlour). ...

By Bill Preston   You will find that the site conditions are different than the bid documents upon which you bid your stipulated work.  You feel you're entitled to an extra, right?  No necessarily; it depends!  What to do?  Clearly, if your contract terms permit...

Sean Sinclair's paper prepared for Law Society of Saskatchewan, Continuing Professional Development

Construction Law article by Bill Preston

Construction dispute negotiation article written by Bill Preston