The Way Forward
New board chair Glenn Ackerley believes that the TCA’s strengths will be essential in crafting new responses to new challenges.
Reflections on the Evolution of Fairness in Public Procurement
Public tendering is perhaps the most active area of interest within construction law.
New alliance of public-sector procurement specialists
Public-sector stakeholders looking to optimize their procurement processes can now turn to the pooled expertise of three leading Canadian authorities on the subject.
Sixteen WeirFoulds Lawyers Named to 2011 Edition of Best Lawyers
Sixteen WeirFoulds lawyers have been named to the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers®, a publication based on an exhaustive annual peer-review survey and referred to byCorporate Counsel magazine as “the […]
Architect calls for ‘defensive’ building design
Building green is a moral and philosophical imperative.
Eleven WeirFoulds Lawyers Named by Lexpert as 2010 Leading Practitioners
Eleven WeirFoulds lawyers have been recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2010 as “Leading Practitioners” in their areas of practice. The Directory identifies leading practitioners across Canada based on […]
New Toronto Construction Association Chairman Brings Wealth of Experience to Role
Well-known construction and procurement lawyer, Glenn Ackerley, is the Toronto Construction Association’s newly appointed chairman for 2010.
Glenn Ackerley to head Toronto Construction Association
Partner at WeirFoulds LLP has been elected Chairman of the Toronto Construction Association.
Ontario General Contractors Association Welcomes Supreme Court Tender Contract Ruling
A Supreme Court of Canada decision that found that British Columbia breached its own tender contract preserves the integrity of tendering and bidding, states the Ontario General Contractors Association.
New Toronto Construction Association Chair Sees a Growing Role for Lawyers
During the course of a legal career that has spanned two decades, newly elected Toronto Construction Association (TCA) chairman Glenn Ackerley has seen his fair share of change.
WeirFoulds Partner Glenn W. Ackerley Elected Chairman of Toronto Construction Association
Glenn Ackerley, a Partner at WeirFoulds LLP, has been elected Chairman of the Toronto Construction Association. Glenn Ackerley exclusively practises construction law in all aspects of projects and related disputes. […]
Lienholders Defeat Owner’s Complex Attempt to Preserve Priority
Neither a borrower nor a lender be . . . Ontario’s Court of Appeal recently had the chance to consider that question in a construction lien case.
Major Shift in Law Relating to Bidding and Tendering
A simple clause in an RFP document excluding liability has the potential to alter the business tendering landscape.
Requests for Proposal
With the release of her decision in Buttcon et al. v. Toronto Electric Commissioners, Madam Justice MacFarland of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice provided some much needed guidance to understanding the legal rules applicable to the Request for Proposal process.