Publications

Cox & Palmer, Prince Edward Island, April 23, 2019 – In Fraser v. Runighan 2018 PESC 26, Chief Justice T. L. Clements of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island considered, for the first time on PEI, a motor vehicle accident plaintiff’s motion2 for an advance payment under Rules 20.10 – 20.12 (now Rule 22.1) of PEI’s Rules of Civil Procedure. Read more

Cox & Palmer, Newfoundland & Labrador, April 23, 2019 – In White v. Meiting, the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador denied a plaintiff’s application for an advance or periodic payment. In doing so, the court clarified the criteria which must be satisfied by a plaintiff who seeks an advance payment of special damages pursuant to Rule 44A of the Rules of the Supreme Court, 1986. It also...

CBM LLP, Alberta, March 22, 2019 – We have all heard the terms “solicitor-client privilege” and “litigation privilege”, but what they mean and how they are applied can get confused or twisted in practice. This article is an attempt to clarify these categories and provide a bit of a guide practically. So often when the topic of privilege arises, eyes will start...

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, March 22, 2019 – Baker’s Trustee, 2018 QCCS 5493. This case involves a motion by Mr. Baker’s Trustee in Bankruptcy (hereinafter, “the Trustee”) in an effort to have a change in beneficiaries under a life insurance policy made by Mr. Michael Theodore Baker (hereinafter, “the Bankrupt” or “Mr. Baker”) declared null and void. Read More