
Jean Patrick Dallaire
Lawyer, Partner - Montréal and Quebec City
Jean Patrick Dallaire
Lawyer, Partner - Montréal and Quebec City
Jean Patrick Dallaire acts as a strategic advisor, risk analyst, negotiator, writer and trainer in matters relating to the legal management of projects, construction documents and claims, regardless of how the work is carried out.
Having pleaded before all levels of the courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, he also remains active in the prevention and resolution of construction disputes.
Jean Patrick is the author of numerous publications, conferences and accredited workshops namely on the industry best practices, both in contractual matters and litigation.
His integrated team, comprised of members from different areas of the firm (business law, litigation, insurance and surety bonds, insolvency, health and safety, intellectual property, etc.), contributes daily to the advancement of major projects.
Education
Pace Institute of International Commercial Law, Pace University School of Law, New York, 2001
Student law clerk with the judiciary Québec Superior Court, 2001
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Law, LL.B., Université Laval, 2001
Royal Military College, Kingston, 1998
Rankings & Recognitions
Areas of Practice
Industries
Representative Work
Strategic counsel
Public / electric transport: strategic counsel and development of contractual documents for the project manager in the context of an electrification project of its public transport infrastructures.
Municipal projects: strategic counsel and development of contractual documents for a city in the context of simultaneous projects on its territory: civil and architectural engineering.
J.-R.-Marcotte station: development of public tender documents and other contractual documents for the construction of an ozone disinfection unit for the City of Montreal’s treated wastewater: ozone production, oxygen production, cooling system, ozone destruction, ozone contact in inlet wells, continuous ozonation monitoring unit – general contracting, pre-procurement, design-build-operation-maintenance.
Development of Canadian contractual documents for an international aerospace company – general contracting, construction management, design-build.
Development of joint venture documents and other contractual documents for various Canadian projects (British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec).
Implementation of best contractual practices and development of contractual templates for a Canadian public agency – design-build.
Risk analysis, negotiation and drafting of contractual templates for various gas network expansion projects in a Canadian province – construction management / integrated project realization.
Risk analysis and negotiation for the Toronto Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT) project (Crosslinx) – design-build / integrated project realization.
Risk analysis and negotiation for the Toronto Finch Light Rail Transit (LRT) project (Metrolinx) – integrated project realization.
Risk analysis and negotiation for the C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership project (Airbus, Bombardier, Government of Quebec) in Mirabel – design-build.
Development of contractual templates for the implementation of biocarbon production plants in several Canadian provinces – construction management.
Negotiation and contractual drafting for the Quartier DIX30 project – construction management.
Negotiation and contractual drafting for the Symphonia POP project – construction management.
Development of contractual templates and legal management of construction sites in the context of receivership of service areas – stipulated / cost plus basis.
Negotiation and contractual drafting as part of a CLSC expansion project – construction management.
How ZECs can obtain an exemption from the Act respecting Labour Relations, Vocational Training and Workforce Management in the Construction Industry.
Supreme Court of Canada
Cinar Corporation v. Robinson, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1168: copyright dispute.
Québec (Revenu) v. Caisse populaire Desjardins de Montmagny, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 286: dispute involving the recognition of the role of the Crown as an ordinary creditor in respect of the taxes collectible on the accounts receivable of a bankrupt.
Caisse populaire Desjardins de l’Est de Drummond, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 94: dispute concerning the right of set-off in a bankruptcy situation.
Québec Court of Appeal
R. Piché Dynamitage v. 9180-6646 Québec Inc. et als, C.A. 2016: dispute over the validity of legal construction hypothecs.
Consortium M.R. Canada Ltée v. CH/CHSLD de Matane, C.A. 2009: dispute concerning the acknowledgement of a withholding right notwithstanding the existence of a performance bond.
Construction BSL v. Ste-Agathe, C.A. 2009: dispute over impact costs related to the contractor’s right to delivery of the work site within a reasonably sufficient time to allow it to respect the initial construction timetable.
Cinar Corporation v. Robinson, C.A. 2011: copyright dispute.
Publications
Articles
- 2023 – Neon and collaboration: The emergence of hybrid project delivery mode and the next generation of traditional delivery contractual templates
- 2022 – The roof is on fire! – The scope of the liability cap in Quebec construction law
- 2021 – From idea to reality: Planning a construction project from a legal perspective
- 2021 – It’s the end of the work as we know it (and I feel fine)–or the importance of the concept of completion
- 2020 – Public tenders: getting the best price within a sufficient evaluation period
- 2020 – The importance of initial fault for parties to a construction project
- 2020 – CCDC contracts over 20 working days of construction site closures
- 2019 – Payment of the Non-Contested Value of Change Directives
- 2019 – Municipalities and Additional Work: Formalism Is Essential!
- 2018 – Demystifying Construction Management Contracts
- 2018 – Construction Holiday: Can You Make a Claim?
- 2018 – Obligation to Disclose a Surety Bond to Potential Beneficiaries
- 2018 – The ABCs of Legal Construction Hypothecs in Quebec
- 2017 – Bill 142* and standard construction contracts: are contractors entitled to an adjustment of their stipulated price contracts concluded before May 30, 2017?
- 2016 – Replacing a Contractor’s Key Employees During a Project and the Penalties for Doing So: How to Reduce the Risks?
- 2016 – The Impact of Failing to Comply with the Formal Requirements of a Suretyship Contract
- 2016 – Certificate From Revenu Québec: Now the Private Sector is Covered Too!
- 2016 – A Subcontractor’s Personal Recourse Against the Project Owner
- 2015 – Forcing a Subcontractor to Finish Performing its Contract
- 2015 – Legal Hypothecs and Legal Persons Established in the Public Interest: a Recap of Applicable Principles
- 2015 – Quittances and Statutory Declarations: Whatever You Don’t Say May Be Used Against You!
- 2014 – Dawn of the ‘Super Contract’
- 2014 – Ancillary Work, Intention of the Parties and Hypothecs: an Additional Headache for Contractors?
- 2014 – Construction Management Contracts: Beware of “Homemade Contracts”
- 2013 – To Be or Not to Be… in Accordance
News
Other Publications
“Le contrat de design-construction : description d’une alternative au mode de réalisation traditionnel pour les projets de construction” (The design-build contract: an alternative to the traditional delivery method for construction projects), revue Carrefour, Corporation des officiers municipaux agréés du Québec (COMAQ) (Quebec Chartered Municipal Officers Association), Fall 2019
“Démystifier les contrats de gérance de construction” (Demystifying construction management contracts), Journal l’Entrepreneur général of the Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec (Québec General Contractors Association)
“Respect du processus contractuel et quittances finales”, Journal l’Entrepreneur général of the Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec (Québec General Contractors Association)
“Contrats normalisés de gérance : le prix maximum minimum garanti!” (Standard form construction management contracts: the maximum minimum guaranteed price!), Journal l’Entrepreneur général of the Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec (Québec General Contractors Association)
“Pour en finir avec les enveloppes” (An end to envelopes), Journal l’Entrepreneur général of the Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec (Québec General Contractors Association)
“Être ou ne pas être… conforme” (To be or not to be … in compliance), Journal l’Entrepreneur général of the Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec (Québec General Contractors Association)
