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April 06, 2020 – RMC lawyers across Canada are preparing updates on the COVID-19 virus and its impact on the insurance industry. For full details on our COVID-19 National Response Team, please click here. Alberta Commercial All-Risks Property Policies and Business Losses in the Age of COVID-19 SVR Lawyers – Calgary Update on Rules of Court and Court Closures...

June 25, 2019 – As a result of the Cannabis Act, cannabis was legalized on October 17, 2018. Prior to that, cannabis was regulated under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. There was, however, a legal exemption for the medical use of cannabis. Despite the recent legalization of cannabis, a framework for access to cannabis for medical purposes still...

May 27, 2019 – The recent decision of McKenna v Stewart sheds light on how courts interpret the impact of amendments that are made outside of the limits provided by the Statute of Limitations2, and that potentially raise a new cause of action. On Prince Edward Island, there is a two year limitation period for a claim arising out of a motor vehicle...

April 23, 2019 – In Fraser v. Runighan 2018 PESC 26, Chief Justice T. L. Clements of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island considered, for the first time on PEI, a motor vehicle accident plaintiff’s motion2 for an advance payment under Rules 20.10 – 20.12 (now Rule 22.1) of PEI’s Rules of Civil Procedure. Read more