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January 20, 2017 – Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Société d’assurance d’indemnisation Northbridge, 2016 SCC 37 Station Lands Ltd. (“Station Lands”), the owner of an office building that was recently constructed in Edmonton, and Ledcor Construction Limited (“Ledcor”), the general contractor responsible for erecting the building (collectively, the “Insureds”), are appealing a judgment by the Alberta Court of Appeal where...

January 19, 2017 – Every day, experts prepare reports for lawyers so that they can be qualified to give expert opinion evidence at trial.  Almost all these experts are insured under errors and omissions policies.  Many of these experts are indirectly retained by insurance companies.  Most of the experts never give evidence at trial.  But their reports are relied...

January 19, 2017 – The Defence Wins – Nanette Kufeldt and Kunal Nand successfully appealed the decision of a Master dismissing a Summary Judgment Application. The Court of Queen’s Bench set aside the Master’s decision and dismissed the Plaintiff’s Action against the Directors of his corporate employer for injuries arising from a work-related accident. Read more.

December 12, 2016 – The British Columbia Court of Appeal has now set the record straight about pre-tender defence costs:  If a policy expressly states that an insured must not incur expenses without the insurer’s consent, then the insured will not be entitled to reimbursement for any expenses that were incurred on its behalf prior to notifying the insurer...