Dispute Resolution Provisions: Avoiding The Limitations Act Trap

Construction Business is a leading trade publication serving the construction and real estate sectors in British Columbia and Alberta.
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Davis LLP's Blair Shaw and David Stratton, Q.C. have published the article "Dispute Resolution Provisions: Avoiding the Limitations Act Trap" in the May/June 2014 issue of Construction Business magazine. Delving into two recent decisions of the Alberta Court of Appeal, they emphasize the importance for parties who have entered into a commercial contract that contains "either a singular mandatory arbitration clause, or a multi-stage dispute resolution process"  to commence arbitration within the limitation period when a dispute arises, "or risk losing the right to claim altogether."

Construction Business is a leading trade publication serving the construction and real estate sectors in British Columbia and Alberta. 

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