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May 27, 2019 – While there is growing acceptance within the Canadian insurance market of the need for cyber-insurance, knowledge and understanding of third party risks remain limited. This article reviews relevant decisions to date and discusses causes of action and associated hurdles, as well as the increased importance of “nominal damages” in the context of data/privacy breach class...

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...

April 23, 2019 – When an opposing party brings a motion to add an insured to existing litigation, the courts usually allows the party to be added, unless there are clear reasons not to do so, such as an expired limitation period. Consent is usually provided, as the threshold to add a party is low. Yet, recent developments show...

March 22, 2019 – Blaney McMurtry is proud to be ranked as one of the top 5 law firms in Canadian Lawyerv magazine’s 2019 survey of the Top 10 Ontario Regional Law Firms. Survey respondents described Blaney’s as having “Quality Practitioners” and  “Expertise across multiple disciplines”. Blaney McMurtry has consistently been ranked in this biennial survey, conducted through an extensive survey process. Read more