Publications

McKercher LLP, Saskatchewan, November 25, 2019 – A participant expert witness has relevant expertise and was involved in the events that underlie the litigation. Participant experts are generally permitted to provide both fact and limited opinion evidence. Occasionally, a participant expert is also a litigant. In Westerhof v Gee Estate, the Ontario Court of Appeal addressed whether the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure1 relating to...

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...

McKercher LLP, Saskatchewan, May 27, 2019 – The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal recently released an important decision regarding losses caused by multiple parties: Sound Stage Entertainment Inc v Burns (Sound Stage). In Sound Stage, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal held that under Saskatchewan’s Contributory Negligence Act (the Saskatchewan Act), a defendant can claim contribution towards payment of the plaintiff’s damages from others...

McKercher LLP, Saskatchewan, February 20, 2019 – Prospective property owners are often drawn to older buildings for their charming facades or classic architectural features. Those same owners are likely aware that their charming old buildings were not built to current building code or bylaw standards.  For that reason, savvy property owners will often choose to purchase bylaw insurance coverage. Read More