John Logan has been recognized as one of the 500 leading lawyers in Canada by the 2012 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide. The Guide also profiles the Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP firm.
On April 18, 2012, John Logan will co-chair the Pacific Business & Law Institute’s Builders Liens: Real World Problems and Solutions to be held at UBC’s Robson Square. For more information, click here.
On March 6, 2012, Scott Booth gave a presentation on Drafting Family Law Agreements at a CLE course for family law lawyers.
Rob DuMerton is the most recent addition to the Jenkins Marzban Logan team. Rob primarily works in the areas of commercial and construction litigation. His practice involves working with general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in all aspects of construction claims and contract disputes.
On November 2, 2011, Scott Booth spoke and presented his paper: The Impact of Matrimonial Property Division on Trust Interests to a group of over 100 estate planning lawyers at CLE BC’s Estate Planning Conference.
On October 1, 2011, Tyler Galbraith was appointed as a member to the Vancouver Island Construction Association Standards and Practices Committee.
Dinyar Marzban was one of four Canadian family lawyers featured in an article in the Globe and Mail on September 2, 2011 about the perceived increase in divorces initiated annually in September. To read the article, click here.
Dinyar Marzban has been appointed Chair of the provincial branch of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is one of only two family lawyers in B.C. who have been admitted to the College.
On May 10, 2011, Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP hosted its’ biennial Construction Law Update at the Hilton Hotel in Burnaby. The event was well attended, with approximately 300 clients and friends of the firm joining JML’s construction lawyers for a hot breakfast followed by a discussion of recent construction law developments.
On April 15, 2011, John Logan and Don Thompson presented at the Continuing Legal Education Seminar on Construction Law which was held in Vancouver, B.C. The Seminar was co-chaired by John.
On February 3, 2011, John Logan moderated the panel discussion “Bullet-Proofing Your Procurement Documentation to Ensure Enforceability” for the Canadian Institute in Vancouver, BC.
We are proud to announce that Michael Dew has joined our Construction Law practice. Click here to read his bio and learn a little more about Michael.
We are hiring! JML is seeking two construction lawyers with two to five years experience to join our construction law group. Click here to see our advertisement and find out more.
We are pleased to welcome David Compton-Harvey to JML as an articled student. David is a graduate of the University of Victoria Law School.
In addition to being one of Canada’s leading construction lawyers, Bob Jenkins, Q.C. can hit a pretty decent golf ball. To prove it, Bob went out to the Predator Ridge golf course in Vernon for the grand opening of its new course and promptly recorded the course’s very first hole in one. Click here to view a video of Bob being interviewed. While it was a first for the course, it was actually Bob’s third hole in one. “All in a day’s work” Bob was heard to exclaim.
In November 2010, the Canadian Construction Documents Committee will introduce three new contract forms:
The two different construction management forms of agreement reflect the development of the construction management concept in the industry, distinguishing between the traditional “Owner’s Agent” approach (the CCDC 5A form) and the increasingly common “Construction Manager at Risk” approach (the CCDC 5B form). Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP has prepared brief summaries to provide a quick introduction to the significant changes and new concepts, available here (CCDC 5A and 5B) and here (CCDC 17).
On October 22, 2010, John Logan addressed the National Construction Law Conference in Quebec City on the topic of Tercon Construction and Future Trends in Bidding and Tendering.