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Parkhill Excavating Ltd v Royal & Sunalliance Insurance Co of Canada (2016 ONCA 832) – Parkhill, designed and installed septic systems. It had commercial liability policies between 2004 to 2010 with a number of insurers. Parkhill’s septic systems were found to … Read more »

The procedure in Saskatchewan’s Small Claims Court will undergo some significant changes as of January 1, 2018, when The Small Claims Act, 2016 comes into force.  The amendments follow the recent increase of the limit for monetary claims in Small Claims Court … Read more »

The federal government’s Bill C-45, An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts (“the Cannabis Act”), has now passed its first reading in the Senate.[1] While the Cannabis Act is … Read more »

Wilson v. Bisson Gaudreau, 2017 QCCS 3522 The Commission scolaire de la région de Sherbrooke (“CSRS”) filed a motion for dismissal of the statement of claim by Eric Wilson (“Wilson”) by asserting that the bodily injury he suffered was caused by an … Read more »

Taylor v Co-operators General Insurance Company, 2017 ABQB 705 Case Facts This matter arose from a fire that occurred on August 22, 2015. The property was a rental home and was occupied from August 2011, until July 13, 2015 (the “House”). … Read more »

By now, anyone who is remotely interested in insurance coverage for technology-related risks in Canada has probably heard or read about The Brick Warehouse LP v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, an Alberta decision involving social engineering fraud (a type of … Read more »

Issues of the applicability of the intentional or criminal acts exclusion will arise in both the duty to defend context as well as with respect to the obligation to indemnify. As with any case that involves the interpretation of any … Read more »

The Supreme Court of Canada has handed down an important decision in which it rules that the short six-month prescription period for an action brought against a Quebec municipality governed by the Cities and Towns Act1 does not apply to the family … Read more »

For any business today, the reality of day-to-day functioning and management involves mass-communication, networking, marketing, and the organization of important confidential information on secured computer networks. Digitalization of information and communication is becoming second-nature due to the efficiency and simplicity … Read more »

Aliments Pasta Romana Inc. v. Zurich, compagnie d’assurances, 2017 QCCA 701 Les Aliments Pasta Romana Inc. (“Pasta Romana”) appealed a decision rendered by the Superior Court dismissing an action in warranty instituted against Zurich compagnie d’assurances (“Zurich”). The Facts Pasta Romana was … Read more »