CPD: Defective Work Litigation:

Cases involving contractors and renovators are very common especially for those with defective workmanship allegations.

Expected Takeaways

The Defective Work Litigation presentation explains:

• The law of what actually defines a defect;
• The implied warranty applicable to defects;
• The right to, and duty to, mitigate defects;
• The liability upon a contractor for cost to correct hazards even before an actual problem arises;
• The limits of personal liability protection provided by the supposed corporate veil;
• The vicarious liability upon a general contractor for defects by subcontractors;
• The strategy for determining which contractors and subcontractors to name as defendants;
• The applicability of general damages for stress and delays within a defects case; and
• The many more issues that you need to know about these construction law cases.

Materials Included:

• A seventy-six (76) page handout containing extensive case law, fully cited, and linked to CanLII for convenient future use as quick reference secondary source material; and
• A total of six (6) hours of informative video with numerous anecdotal stories and examples to bring learning points home.

Learn what every legal practitioner needs to know.