Publications

Fillmore Riley LLP, Manitoba, December 14, 2020 – The extent to which the “faulty workmanship” exclusion operates to remove from coverage damage closely related to such work has long vexed insurers, policyholders and the courts. Earlier this year, the Alberta Court of Appeal considered such an issue in Condominium Corporation No. 9312374 v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2020 ABCA 166. At issue...

Blaney McMurtry LLP, CBM LLP, Cox & Palmer, Fillmore Riley LLP, Kelly Santini LLP, McKercher LLP, Stein Monast, SVR Lawyers, Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, April 06, 2020 – RMC lawyers across Canada are preparing updates on the COVID-19 virus and its impact on the insurance industry. For full details on our COVID-19 National Response Team, please click here. Alberta Commercial All-Risks Property Policies and Business Losses in the Age of COVID-19 SVR Lawyers – Calgary Update on Rules of Court and Court Closures...

Fillmore Riley LLP, Manitoba, March 25, 2020 – With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at the forefront of the news cycle, governments and businesses are working to minimize the pandemic’s effect on the world’s economy, both at the macro and micro level. Despite those efforts, businesses are sure to face significant and unexpected changes in their day-to-day operations, which will likely...

Fillmore Riley LLP, Manitoba, December 17, 2019 – The Supreme Court of Canada recently released a decision highlighting the law relating to unjust enrichment and constructive trusts in the context of a dispute over the proceeds of an insurance policy. In Moore v. Sweet, the majority of the SCC imposed a remedial constructive trust on the proceeds of a life insurance policy in favour...