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Delay Claim

One of the most difficult claims to prove is a delay claim involving an entire construction project. It is difficult because each component of the project is dependent on another. How much of the delay was caused by sub #1, by sub #2, by the owner, by the general? How should the delay damages be quantified? An interesting delay claim was dealt with in Westeinde Construction Ltd. v. Murlee Holdings Ltd., a 2001 decision of the Superior Court of Justice.

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