Publications

Blaney McMurtry LLP, CBM LLP, Cox & Palmer, Donati Maisonneuve, Fillmore Riley LLP, McKercher LLP, Northpoint Legal, Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, July 12, 2023 – Our panel of YRMC lawyers from across Canada explore how damage awards for similar injuries are treated in different jurisdictions. During the webinar, panelists present five recent case examples and what the courts awarded. Each case concludes with a discussion on how other jurisdiction would likely treat a claim with similar facts. Damage Awards Jeopardy...

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, April 25, 2023 – The concept of insurable interest forms part of the precontractual aspects of the policy, in that it is essential to the very existence of the policy. Without an insurable interest, the policy simply cannot exist. It is precisely in the field of hypothecary claims and taking-in-payment that an aspect of insurable interest stood out most...

CBM LLP, Donati Maisonneuve, Alberta, Quebec, June 09, 2022 – Insurance claims handlers and adjusters are accustomed to defending claims. But there is another side to insurance claims which involves acting as the plaintiff to recover funds paid out to an insured from a liable third party. These subrogation claims have different challenges and risks that must be understood and considered if they are going...

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, May 25, 2022 – In a general sense, the concept of good faith governs the behaviour of every person. No right may be exercised with the intent of injuring another person or in an excessive or unreasonable manner[1]. In insurance, this criterion becomes even more important, and we might refer to the concept of a “high level of good...