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May 17, 2019 – Click here to watch the webinar recording. Click below to download the slides. Litigation Process in Ontario & Quebec Ontario’s Common Law and Quebec’s Civil Law have significant differences in how claims make their way through the court system. In Part I of our ‘Boot Camp’ webinar series, we will cover the litigation process in...
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April 23, 2019 – On March 13, 2019, Judge Chantale Lamarche of the Superior Court of Quebec ruled, in Cohen v. Lloyd’s Underwriters, on the duty of good faith on the part of the insurer and claims adjuster when processing a claim. Judge Lamarche also addressed the privileged nature of the communications between an insurer and its claims adjuster...
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March 22, 2019 – Baker’s Trustee, 2018 QCCS 5493. This case involves a motion by Mr. Baker’s Trustee in Bankruptcy (hereinafter, “the Trustee”) in an effort to have a change in beneficiaries under a life insurance policy made by Mr. Michael Theodore Baker (hereinafter, “the Bankrupt” or “Mr. Baker”) declared null and void. Read More
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March 22, 2019 – Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers (Canada) Ltd. v. Jobert Inc., 2018 QCCS 4415. In a dispute between Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers (Canada) Ltd. (hereinafter, “Global Aerospace”) and Jobert Inc. (hereinafter, “Jobert”), the latter party’s insurer, Intact Assurance (hereinafter, “Intact”), denied coverage and refused to take up its defence. Jobert submitted a Wellington motion and asked the Court to...