UPDATE: This seminar occurred in the past, and the seminar materials are now available.
• LESA Library subscribers can already access course materials through the LESA Library.
• Alternatively you can purchase course materials a la carte (search construction law).
• You can also view the list of upcoming seminars to discover live programs that are available now.
LESA has a full schedule of exciting and informative seminars lined up for February – including our Construction Law program that runs in Edmonton on February 17 and in Calgary on February 24.
We recently spoke with Construction Law seminar chair Schuyler V. Wensel QC to find out more about what this program has to offer all practitioners, including general practitioners as well as those who practice exclusively in the area of construction law.
In his words, this seminar “will appeal to a broad base of lawyers who have clients who are either specifically involved in construction or clients who might have construction problems from time to time. The goal is to make lawyers more aware of what they should be doing in those unique circumstances. … We want to make sure that those lawyers [who practice almost exclusively in construction law] have excellent information coming out of this seminar, but we’ll also give general practitioners a perspective of how broad and specific construction law can be, so that they can determine whether they can handle things on their own with the right information or whether they should refer their client to a construction law specialist.”
With its experienced 9-person panel, this seminar will address a wide range of construction law topics:
Construction Insolvency
Douglas S. Nishimura
Catriona Otto
Tendering Law
Todd W. Kathol
Arbitrations and Mediations
Perry R. Mack QC
Consequential Damages
E. Jane Sidnell
CCDC Contracts
Jeremy Taitinger – Edmonton
Sean Ward – Calgary
Specialized Claims
Renn M. Moodley
Large Projects
Lyle Brookes
As Wensel explained, the advantage of hearing from this experienced panel is that “they will be sharing what they’ve learned so that their practice methods can be passed along for others to take advantage of.”
To highlight one example in particular, Wensel discussed the Arbitrations and Mediations session. “One aspect of this seminar will deal with dispute resolution. We have a lawyer (Perry R. Mack QC) who’s very experienced in dealing with construction litigation as well as managing dispute resolution, from the perspective of both the mediator and arbitrator. It will be very valuable for all lawyers to understand how that dispute resolution process works, as it’s generally a process that is faster and more solution oriented than long, long term litigation.”
Now that you’ve heard about some of the benefits of attending this program, why not head to our LESA website and register online? Registration is open for Edmonton and Calgary.
