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January 28, 2020 – On September 30, 2019, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the Ontario Superior Court decision of Justice Ryan Bell in Mississippi River Power Corporation v. WSP Canada Inc., 2018 ONSC 6104. This is an important case for owners, consultants and contractors because it means that a limitation of liability clause in a consultant’s contract may also be...

January 28, 2020 – In a judgment rendered on April 15, 2019, the Superior Court stated on a claim by the owners of a building that had caught fire against their insurer, denying coverage on the ground that the insureds had been growing marijuana in the building, and that therefore the exclusion clause related to the use of an...

December 17, 2019 – The Supreme Court of Canada recently released a decision highlighting the law relating to unjust enrichment and constructive trusts in the context of a dispute over the proceeds of an insurance policy. In Moore v. Sweet, the majority of the SCC imposed a remedial constructive trust on the proceeds of a life insurance policy in favour...

December 17, 2019 – Very recently, the Court of Quebec reminded us of the importance of asking the insured specific questions about his criminal record at the time of subscription1, even if that question was asked at the time of an earlier subscription with the same insurer concerning another risk. Facts In this case, the insurer of an individual...