C O N S T R U C T I O N L AW
Key Considerations
for Construction
Contracts and
Disputes
The ways in which
COVID-19 might impact
business operations
By Elliot Smith and Lia Bruschetta, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Industry is facing unprecedented times. The
COVID-19 pandemic has forced every
stakeholder in the construction pyramid to
adapt to new challenges resulting from a shifting
landscape of site closures, weakened supply
chains and intensive new health and safety
requirements. Construction may become more
expensive and slower as new procedures are
followed, and uncertainties are clouding the
industry as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
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