If you are a construction lawyer, real estate lawyer or general practitioner, this seminar will  take the mystery out of construction liens. Leading practitioners will take you step by step through keys areas of the Construction Lien Act and recent developments in the law. Learn practical tips on conducting a lien action; how to discharge and vacate liens; electronic  registration; quirky liens and various important miscellaneous provisions under the Construction Lien Act.

Focus: A primer for construction law practitioners, real estate lawyers and general practitioners on key areas of the Construction Lien Act, with a focus on specific statutory provisions and practice issues.

Highlights will include:
• What is and isn’t lienable, what to do if lien rights are lost, and quirky liens
• Electronic registration: developments and potential legislative amendments
• Standard motions with precedents
• Practice tips and pitfalls to watch out for

9:00 am Introductory Remarks

9:10 am What Is and Isn’t Lienable?
• The operation of the Construction Lien Act – first principles
• The right to lien – statutory framework
• Who has lien rights?
• What can you lien for?
• What cannot be included in a lien?
• Latest developments
Marcia J. Oliver, Law Office of Marcia J. Oliver - Huntsville

9:40 am Practice in the Courts/Conduct of a Lien Action
• Setting the matter down for trial
• Judgment for reference
• Procedural matters
Master David H. Sandler, Ontario Superior Court of Justice

10:10 am What to Do If Lien Rights Are Lost
• Section 6 of the Construction Lien Act
• Alternative remedies – breach of trust, bond claims, contract actions
Neil S. Abbott, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

10:40 am Break

10:55 am Electronic Registration
• Latest developments
• Potential legislative amendments
• Sheltering issues
• Liens and Certificates of Action
Roger J. Gillott, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

11:25 am Basic Motions under the Construction Lien Act
• Motion to post security to vacate a lien
• Motion to discharge liens
• Motion to declare lien expired
• Partial discharge of general lien
Joseph Cosentino, Goodmans LLP

11:50 am Quirky Liens
• Liening condominiums
• Liening municipal streets, highways and railroads
• General liens
• Leasehold improvements
• Mines
Glenn Grenier, Lang Michener LLP

12:15 pm Important Miscellaneous Provisions under the Construction Lien Act
• Two year expiry dates
• Section 86 – Costs issues
• Section 78 – Priority over mortgages, etc.
• Sections 34 (Preservation), 35 (Exaggerated claims), 36 (Perfection), and 39 (Right to information)
Brendan D. Bowles, Glaholt LLP

12:45 pm Concluding Remarks

1:00 pm Program Concludes