Publications

Northpoint Legal, April 14, 2012 – Overview The B.C. Health Care Costs Recovery Act was passed on May 29, 2008 and came into force on April 1, 2009.  The Act effectively creates two new actionable heads of damage for victims of others’ negligence: the past and future costs of health care services that are ordinarily paid by the provincial government.  Further,...

SVR Lawyers, Alberta, March 14, 2012 – In the 2003 decisions of KP Pacific Holdings Ltd. V. Guardian Insurance Co. of Canada, [2003] S.C.J. No. 24 and Churchland. Gore Mutual Insurance Co., [2003] S.C.J. No. 25, the Supreme Court of Canada called for legislative changes to the existing insurance scheme that would address the outdated insurance contract classification system imposed by provincial...

Kelly Santini LLP, Ontario, February 25, 2012 – In most Canadian jurisdictions, insurers are required to participate in mediation to try and resolve the dispute and avoid costly and lengthy litigation.  In this webinar, Stephen Kelly and Lisa Langevin shared their unique insights on mediation and the steps insurers can take to make the most of the opportunity mediation provides for settling a...

McKercher LLP, Saskatchewan, January 29, 2012 – The Court granted the interlocutory injunction in respect to breach of fiduciary duties so as to prevent the respondent from soliciting or aiding in the solicitation of the applicant’s clients and soliciting the applicant’s employees until the disposition of the action. The Court was satisfied that the applicant had established a strong prima facie case...