Field Level

An architect’s duty to the Owner as “Inspector of work” is tested; limits of expertise are exceeded, and liability for incorrect work is incurred.
Case Studies Client or Sub-contractor Relationship Management Documentation / Contracts

A Home is Not a House

An architect fails to record client instructions, confusing residential ambiance with institutional requirements, and shoddy workmanship goes unobserved by the engineer.
Case Studies Client or Sub-contractor Relationship Management Documentation / Contracts

Architects’ Vaccination Mandates

COVID-19 SPECIAL BULLETIN #12 On March 1, 2022, updated COVID-19 public health measures come into effect, most notably, that “proof of vaccination requirements [are] lifted, with businesses being allowed to […]
Bulletins COVID-19 / COVID

False Start

Work on a small office building, starts before a permit has been issued. A gross error is discovered in the drawings, so the building is redesigned, but the desired design is not possible. The modified design is built, but it contains further flaws, so the owner sues the architect.
Case Studies Client or Sub-contractor Relationship Management Delays Documentation / Contracts

Tennis Anyone?

Many claims arise from matters that “common sense” or “careful practice” rather than technical or practice knowledge could have avoided. This is one of them.
Case Studies Client or Sub-contractor Relationship Management Documentation / Contracts

Frozen Assets

It’s easy to fall into the trap of taking responsibility where your knowledge and ability to control events is limited. This is one of those stories.
Case Studies Client or Sub-contractor Relationship Management Delays Documentation / Contracts

Approved But Unproven

Many claims arise from matters that “common sense” or “careful practice” rather than technical or practice knowledge could have avoided. This is one of them.
Case Studies Client or Sub-contractor Relationship Management Documentation / Contracts

The Apology Act

The Straight Line Newsletter — Issue #17 IN THIS ISSUE Sorry. Not Sorry. The Apology Act is intended to make it possible for professionals, including architects, to apologize for errors, […]
Newsletter Apology Act / Apologies Client or Sub-contractor Relationship Management COVID-19 / COVID

Sorry. Not Sorry.

The Apology Act is intended to make it possible for professionals, including architects, to apologize for errors, without necessarily Incurring liability. The word “necessarily” is important here, since there are critical exceptions. Danielle Muise discusses the Act as it applies to Ontario architects.
Thought Leadership Apology Act / Apologies Client or Sub-contractor Relationship Management Risk Management / Mitigation

Eight Insurance Risk Trends to Watch

Bruce Palmer, President and CEO shares eight important trends that will affect insurance risks and claims.
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