Preliminary Notice news:

A recent case from the Supreme Court of Yukon shows that risk shifting clauses are disfavored no matter the jurisdiction.

With every new year comes new construction laws - here are a few of our posts on construction laws set to go into effect in January of 2018.

Under New Jersey lien law, notice of filing must be sent to the property owner. When that owner is a corporation, be sure it's sent to the right address.

After a tenant failed to pay some of its contractors, a few Port of Corpus Christi liens have popped up. The liens total over $60M.

Ontario lien law is set to change as Bill 142 is likely to pass in the near future. Most importantly, Ontario will require payment bonds on public projects.

Notice and lien requirements should always be strictly complied with, but sometimes substantial compliance is good enough. A few months ago, another lien against Donald Trump tested Florida substantial compliance.

Poor communication and a lack of transparency are two of the leading reasons for the construction industry's payment problem. This potential amendment Massachusetts lien law would address both.

A recent Nevada case showed that even when a state is willing to show some leniency in employing its lien laws, the law is only so flexible. Despite a compelling...

Under Iowa House File 586, which was signed last month by Governor Terry Branstad, a C.O.W. must now be filed by every residential contractor, not just those contractors with subcontractors...

We have previously written about how changes to Texas lien law may be on the horizon and how construction groups have lobbied for changes to Texas lien law. Well, it looks like some of those...