Publications

CBM LLP, Alberta, February 17, 2015 – Introduction In September, 2014, the home-improvement retail chain, Home Depot, confirmed the theft of customers’ financial information in the United States and Canada.1 Home Depot joins a growing list of high profile companies to have data stolen as the result of cyber-attacks.2 The incidence of cyber-attacks is increasing and the form and scope of cyber...

Blaney McMurtry LLP, Ontario, February 11, 2015 – In January, the Ontario Court of Appeal handed down its highly anticipated decision in Moore v. Getahun. The decision provides much needed guidance for litigators and their clients in relation to the role of counsel in interacting with an expert witness in the preparation of an expert’s report.  The underlying trial dealt with a medical...

CBM LLP, Alberta, February 11, 2015 – Effective September 1, 2014 The Alberta Rules Of Court Amendment Regulation (AR 41/2014) brought into force the new Alberta Court of Appeal rules (the “New Rules”), which form Part 14 of the Alberta Rules of Court. The New Rules are based on the presumption that the underlying trial procedure in the Rules of Court will...

CBM LLP, Alberta, February 11, 2015 – The driver of the insured vehicle was involved in an accident after leaving a worksite. The insured had two passengers/coworkers with him who were injured as a result of the accident. In separate rulings for each of the passengers, the Appeals Commission determined that both passengers sustained injuries that arose out of and occurred during...