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January 19, 2018 – 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 be defective and 36 septic systems had to be replaced. Parkhill was sued for negligence...

January 16, 2018 – To view the recording of the webinar, please click here. Everyday, thousands of cars cross the provincial border from Quebec into Ontario. But they don’t all return. Quebec and Ontario have very different car insurance legislation that impact how claims are handled and the damages that can be awarded. In this webinar, insurance defence lawyer...

December 08, 2017 – 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 still subject to further debate, Parliamentary approval, and Royal Assent, the federal government maintains that...

December 08, 2017 – 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 fraud involving psychological manipulation: the goal of the fraudster is to devise a scenario where...