Legal and Insurance
Below are articles from the latest Legal and Insurance Special Feature, published October 25, 2019 by Daily Commercial News.
Feature Articles - Legal and Insurance

Astolfo honoured with infrastructure law excellence award
A milestone in construction law history occurred this past June when Toronto law...
Associations , Government

Employment agreements a ‘great foundation’ for firms and workers: Expert
Owners of construction companies, big and small, should protect themselves by ha...
Labour

Citing climate change, carriers clamour to comment on code changes
Claiming that climate change losses are hitting their bottom line, insurance com...
Economic

Dispute resolution board use on the rise in Canada
With the movement to very large infrastructure projects, especially public-priva...
Government , Infrastructure

Court ruling resets the playing field for bonding companies
A landmark court decision supporting a construction bonding company’s claims in...
Government
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