The Alberta’s Builders’ Lien Act has been amended and renamed the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act (the Act). The amended and renamed Act, came into force on August 29, 2022, introducing a number of major changes that actors in the construction sector should be aware of, including strict statutory payment deadlines, extended lien registration periods, and a new non-judicial dispute resolution process. In this podcast, Leanne Krawchuk Q.C., Alexis Barr-Gusa, Matt Feehan, and Aaron Aitken provide an in-depth analysis of how owners, contractors, and subcontractors should proceed to comply with the new requirements.

In this episode, Leanne Krawchuk shares the latest trends in M&A and perspectives on sale and investor solicitation processes conducted by mining issuers under the CCAA.

In this episode, Robin Longe sits down with Wei Shao, National Practice co-leader for China . Wei discusses sector trends and developments that will shape the future of mining in China.

In today’s episode, Robin Longe chats with Brandon Irsigler, partner in Dentons Johannesburg office. Brandon provides his perspective on recent trends and development that will drive growth in Africa’s mining sector.

In this episode, we speak with Kimberly Burns who discusses the “governance” part of ESG, and provides and overview on law, policy and trends.  Kimberly Burns is a partner in Dentons’ Corporate and Mining groups, and works out of our Vancouver office.

In our second episode, we sit down with Joseph Jalasi to discuss the influence of ESG on Zambian mining operations and markets. Joseph is the Head of Tax, Mining, Corporate, Banking and Finance Department in Dentons office in Lusaka.

In our first episode we will be speaking with Alex MacWilliam, Canada lead for the global Environment and Natural Resources group and the global Climate Change Strategies practice group. Alex discusses preparing for the transition of ESG from “soft law” to “hard law”.