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January 12, 2021 – 2020 was an unpredictable, constantly changing and challenging year for everyone, including insurers trying to navigate the court system to settle claims. Will 2021 bring more changes, a return to pre-pandemic court procedures or a mix of old and new? To help insurers prepare for 2021, our panel of RMC lawyers from across Canada discuss...

December 14, 2020 – On November 4, 2020, the Court of Appeal rendered its decision in Baig v. Mississauga, which affirmed that it is the knowledge of the material facts which are necessary to support the cause of action that triggers the commencement of the two-year limitation period rather than the knowledge of the extent of damages. Read More

November 16, 2020 – Southside Muay Thai Academy Corp. v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2020 ONCA 385 In a sequence of events which is unfortunately no longer unfamiliar, an instructor in a position of authority sexually assaulted a minor who was, at the time of the assault, a student. The instructor was convicted. The victim also commenced a civil...

October 26, 2020 – With much of Ontario continuing to remain open in what appears to be a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, many business owners are turning to their insurance policies to cover losses and review whether potential future claims arising from the transmission of the virus will be covered by its insurer. At the same time,...