Publications

SVR Lawyers, Alberta, September 23, 2025 – Limitation periods are a public interest consideration in the legal system which seeks to weigh a person’s right to sue with a person’s right not to have potential legal claims held over them indefinitely. The duration of a limitation period is a balancing choice for legislators that varies across jurisdictions. Various forms of limitation periods...

SVR Lawyers, Alberta, August 18, 2025 – In McGregor v. Wawanesa, 2025 ABKB 227, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench addressed the question of whether an insurer must provide liability coverage for bodily injury caused by an insured who pled guilty to a criminal offense that caused the injury. The case arose after the insured, McGregor, caused a fire in his garage...

SVR Lawyers, Alberta, July 22, 2025 – Busato v Gore Mutual Insurance Company, 2025 BCCA 79 is a recent interesting case from the British Columbia Court of Appeal pertaining to insurance policy exclusion clauses. In Busato, an accidental kitchen fire destroyed the appellant’s home. He claimed the loss under his homeowner’s insurance policy with Gore Mutual Insurance Company (“Gore”). Gore denied the claim...

SVR Lawyers, Alberta, June 19, 2025 – Busato v Gore Mutual Insurance Company, 2025 BCCA 79 is a recent interesting case from the British Columbia Court of Appeal pertaining to insurance policy exclusion clauses. In Busato, an accidental kitchen fire destroyed the appellant’s home. He claimed the loss under his homeowner’s insurance policy with Gore Mutual Insurance Company (“Gore”). Gore denied the...