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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 19, 2018 – The procedure in Saskatchewan’s Small Claims Court will undergo some significant changes as of January 1, 2018, when The Small Claims Act, 2016 comes into force.  The amendments follow the recent increase of the limit for monetary claims in Small Claims Court from $20,000 to $30,000. Read More

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 – Wilson v. Bisson Gaudreau, 2017 QCCS 3522 The Commission scolaire de la région de Sherbrooke (“CSRS”) filed a motion for dismissal of the statement of claim by Eric Wilson (“Wilson”) by asserting that the bodily injury he suffered was caused by an automobile. The Facts A number of exhibitors gathered for a car show organized by the...