Construction Litigation

We are trusted advisors for developers, contractors, project managers, engineers, architects, sureties and financial institutions across Atlantic Canada on all facets of construction projects.

The Cox & Palmer team has significant experience in construction litigation. When issues arise, our litigation team is on hand to help resolve all manner of construction-related disputes, including:

  • Procurement issues
  • Environmental remediation
  • Liens negotiation and/or settlement
  • Expropriations
  • Claims analysis
  • Schedule and productivity analysis
  • Quantification of damages
  • Expert witness testimony
  • Crisis Management

As well, Cox & Palmer’s construction litigation team works alongside in-house legal counsel to provide assistance where needed, and can also provide mediation and arbitration services.

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Navigating Director and Officer Liability

Being a director or officer of a company comes with many responsibilities – responsibilities that if not met are increasingly resulting in claims directly against directors and officers. This is true worldwide. In Global Insurance Law Connect 2025 Directors’ and Officers’ Global Trends report, it highlighted causes such as greater expectations by shareholders and increased […]

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Limiting Liability by Contract

Written by F. Richard Gosse. Background The concept is not new – parties committing to provide work or services decide to write down what each expects of the other: a scope of work, a mechanism for payment, some general provision for timelines, changes, and warranties or the like. More sophisticated engagements may (or may not) […]

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