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Dirk Laudan

Associé

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Vancouver
Téléphone
604.640.4154
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Dirk has acted in numerous construction, surety, and other cases. Representative decisions:
  • Wolverine Construction v. Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, 2023 BCSC 405
  • Lloydminster (City) v. Alberta Asphalt Enterprises Inc., 2022 ABQB 55, 77 CPC (8th) 308
  • Centura Building Systems (2013) Ltd. v. 601 Main Partnership, 2022 BCSC 295
  • Strata Plan BCS 1165 v. National Home Warranty Group Inc., 2015 BCSC 1122
  • Strata Plan BCS 1348 v. Travelers Guarantee Co. of Canada, 2014 BCSC 1468, 69 BCLR (5th) 341
  • Shun Cheong Holdings BC Ltd. v. Gold Ocean City Supermarket Ltd, 2002 BCCA 451, 4 B.C.L.R. (4th) 234
  • Wolverine Construction v. Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, 2023 BCSC 405
  • Lloydminster (City) v. Alberta Asphalt Enterprises Inc., 2022 ABQB 55, 77 CPC (8th) 308
  • Centura Building Systems (2013) Ltd. v. 601 Main Partnership, 2022 BCSC 295
  • Strata Plan BCS 1165 v. National Home Warranty Group Inc., 2015 BCSC 1122
  • Strata Plan BCS 1348 v. Travelers Guarantee Co. of Canada, 2014 BCSC 1468, 69 BCLR (5th) 341
  • Shun Cheong Holdings BC Ltd. v. Gold Ocean City Supermarket Ltd, 2002 BCCA 451, 4 B.C.L.R. (4th) 234

Presentations & Publications

  • Présentation

    Speaker, “Canadian Surety Legal Update,” Surety Association of Canada, February 8, 2022

  • Publication

    Co-Author, "Canadian Construction Law Reform: A Survey of Recent Developments in Builders Liens, Prompt Payment, Interim Adjudication and Mandatory Construction Bonding," (M.A. Skene and D.H. Laudan) 2020 Journal of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers 93, January 2020.

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    Co-Author, "Valard Construction Ltd. v. Bird Construction Co.: The Limited Duty to Advise Potential Claimants of the Existence of an L&M Bond," On-Site Magazine, April 2018.

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    Author, "What is the holdback anyway?" On-Site Magazine, December 2017.

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    Author, "Your Insurer's Duty to Defend You in Court," On-Site Magazine, April 2017.

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    Author, "When the Owner Makes You Late - The ‘Prevention Principle’ in Construction Contracts," Construction Business, August 2016.

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    Co-Author, "Substantial Compliance can be Pretty Strict: Complying with Terms of Tender," On-Site Magazine, June 2016.

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    Co-Author, "Is There an L&M Bond? Maybe You Should Ask..." On-Site Magazine, April 2016.

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    Co-author, “Time at large in Canada,” J. Can. College Constr. Lawyers 71: 1–23, 2011

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    Author, BC Litigator's Pocket Reference, LexisNexis 2011 and updated 2012 (with D.H. Laudan and I. Nishisato)

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    Author, Guide to Builders Liens in British Columbia, Carswell.

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    Contributing Author, “Bonds and Subcontractor Direct Insurance,” British Columbia Builders Lien Practice Manual, British Columbia Contributing Legal Education Society.

Beyond Our Walls

Professional Involvement

  • Faculty, Osgoode Hall Certificate in Construction Law: Western Canada Edition, York University (April 2021)
  • Fellow, Canadian College of Construction Lawyers
  • Canadian Bar Association (CBA) Construction Law Section, BC Branch: Member, 1997-present; past Chair; past CBA National Construction Section, Executive Committee Member
  • Member, Surety Association of Canada, BC Regional Committee
  • Member, American Institute of Parliamentarians
  • Committee Member, British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI) Builders Lien Reform Project, 2014-present

Community Involvement

  • President, St. George’s School Old Boys’ Association 2016 to 2018
  • Vice Chair, The Sir John A Macdonald Historical Society (Vancouver)

Awards & Recognition

  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2016) of The Best Lawyers in Canada® (Construction Law).
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2022) of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Construction Law).
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2022) of Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure.
  • Recognized in the 2025 edition of Benchmark Canada — The Definitive Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys as a Litigation Star.
  • Recognized in the 2023 and 2022 editions of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Construction Law).
  • Recognized in the 2021 edition of the Doyles Guide - Leading Construction, Engineering & Infrastructure Lawyers – British Columbia.
  • Martindale-Hubbell DistinguishedSM

Bar Admission & Education

  • Colombie-Britannique, 1997
  • LLB, Université de la Colombie-Britannique, 1995
  • BA, Université de Toronto, (Trinity College), 1991