Publications

CBM LLP, Cox & Palmer, SVR Lawyers, Alberta, New Brunswick, November 15, 2019 – In some instances, claims handlers and adjusters must decide if the insurer has a duty to defend a claim or if the claim falls outside of the coverage offered through the insurance policy. In some cases the decision may be clear, while in others, the duty to defend may fall in to a gray area....

Stein Monast, Quebec, October 29, 2019 – Just recently, the Court of Appeal had to consider once again the notions of “loss of the work” and of “poor workmanship” within the meaning of Sections 2118 and 2120 of the Civil Code of Québec (“C.c.Q.”), outlining their distinctiveness1. FACTS In this instance, the Applicant, Société des vétérans polonais de guerre du Maréchal J....

Kelly Santini LLP, McKercher LLP, Ontario, Saskatchewan, October 29, 2019 – At some point on many insurance claims, a decision must be made to bring in external counsel. In this YRMC Boot Camp webinar, insurance lawyers Robert Affleck and Kamara Willett from McKercher LLP in Saskatchewan and Jennifer Therrien from Kelly Santini LLP in Ottawa, provide a series of helpful recommendations on how to work most...

Fillmore Riley LLP, Manitoba, October 25, 2019 – This July, the Ontario Court of Appeal released a unanimous decision holding that the limitation period to enforce a claim for indemnity for business interruption loss (“BI”) begins to run from the date of the underlying loss. In so holding, the Court declined to follow a well-established body of caselaw in the western provinces to...