Publications

SVR Lawyers, Alberta, November 16, 2020 – On September 15, 2020, the High Court of Justice rendered its judgment in a test case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) to determine whether various policies held by small businesses would cover business interruption-related losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The case was heard over a two-week period commencing July 20, 2020. Read...

SVR Lawyers, Alberta, November 16, 2020 – Following the Weir-Jones decision which set out the most recent test in Alberta for summary judgment, there has been some confusion in the legal community as to how the Weir-Jones test is to be applied. The recent decision of Hannam v. Medicine Hat School District No. 76, 2020 ABCA 343 [Hannam] clarifies the law as it relates to summary judgment, as well...

Cox & Palmer, Donati Maisonneuve, McKercher LLP, Northpoint Legal, SVR Lawyers, Alberta, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, July 20, 2020 – COVID-19 has shuttered economies across the country and around the world. Despite the lack of physical damage, business insurers everywhere are facing an onrush of business interruption claims that will persist for some time to come. In this webinar, our national panel of insurance lawyers update viewers on the latest developments in business interruption claims,...

SVR Lawyers, Alberta, July 10, 2020 – In Brownlee v Security National Insurance Company, 2020 ABPC 111, Security National Insurance Company, represented by SVR Lawyers associate Noah Hodgson, brought an Application to dismiss the insured’s claim pursuant to Rule 4.31 and Rule 4.33 of the Alberta Rules of Court. On June 22, 2020, Judge S.L. Corbett issued a written decision denying the...