Construction Law 2011: Are You As Smart As You Think?

Friday, April 15, 2011
Pan Pacific Hotel, 999 Canada Place, Vancouver

Who should attend: Lawyers who advise clients in all areas of construction law.

Learning level: Intermediate/Advanced

Come test your knowledge!
As a lawyer, you are clearly smarter than a fifth grader. But are you really as smart as you think you are? Join us for some game show fun while we look in depth at such topics as tendering documents, consultant contracts, arbitration, and construction mistakes. This will be a hands on, practical, discussion-filled day!

Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 6 hours (a minimum of 1 hour will involve aspects of professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management)

Course Chairs 
John S. Logan — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Douglas R. Sanders — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Registration includes course materials. Note: You will continue to receive a print copy of the materials at the course. In addition, you will receive an email with a link to the online version of the materials approximately one day before the course.

CLEBC Program Lawyer
Wendy McLean
wmclean@cle.bc.ca

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Price for papers published for this course, determined on publication, ranges from $90 to $195 plus shipping and HST.

Course Chairs 
John S. Logan — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Douglas R. Sanders — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Faculty 
Gerald W.J. Ghikas, QC — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
John S. Haythorne — Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, Vancouver
Robert A. Hodgins — Singleton Urquhart LLP, Vancouver
John S. Logan — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Karen Martin — Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, Vancouver
Blair A. Rebane — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver 
Edna M. Ritchie — Lawyers Insurance Fund, Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Douglas R. Sanders — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Donald A. Thompson — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver

Welcome and Introduction

John S. Logan — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Douglas R. Sanders — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

So You Think Your Documents are Perfect?: Rethinking Your Tendering Documents

• The Perfect Plan – setting your goals
• The Perfect Trap Door – exclusion and discretion clauses
• The Imperfect Bidder – power to accept non-compliant bids
• The Perfect Storm – different considerations for public owners?
• The Perfect Words – shall vs. should
• When Imperfection Strikes – post-closing negotiations

John S. Logan — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Douglas R. Sanders — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

Consultant Contracts: Standard Forms, Proposal Letters, and Napkin Agreements

• defining the scope of professional services
• contract administration and exposure for negligence
• limitation of liability clauses
• standard form contracts—CCAC Document 6 and ACEC Document 31
• effect of revised standard form contracts on Document 6 and Document 31

John S. Haythorne — Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, Vancouver
Robert A. Hodgins — Singleton Urquhart LLP, Vancouver

Lunch (on your own)

A Gourmet's Guide to Dispute Resolution in the Construction Industry

• the whine list—selecting the process to match the beef
• designing the menu—tips for tasteful drafting and rule selection
• the multi-course meal—a tiered regime sampler
• uninvited guests—multi-party problems
• flies in the soup—builders’ liens
• when service is slow—avoiding delay
• the bill—keeping costs down

Gerald W.J. Ghikas, QC — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Karen Martin — Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

Construction Mistakes: What They Are and How Not to Make Them

• builders’ lien traps
• misuse of experts
• failure to properly make and maintain bond and insurance claims
• failure to properly advise on contractual notice provisions
• what to do if you may have made a mistake

Blair A. Rebane — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver 
Edna M. Ritchie — Lawyers Insurance Fund, Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Donald A. Thompson — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver