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McKercher LLP, Saskatchewan, January 21, 2019 – When Mr. Lawrence Moore died, he left behind a messy legal issue for his surviving spouse and ex-wife to deal with: Who gets the life insurance proceeds? This legal dispute made its way to the Supreme Court of Canada, which took this opportunity to review the law regarding unjust enrichment in its decision in Moore v...
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McKercher LLP, Saskatchewan, July 23, 2018 – 1 – Background Information A summary judgment procedure is designed to improve the efficiency of civil litigation. Used properly by the plaintiff, it can be utilized to receive judgment without the time and cost associated with a full trial. Used properly by the defendant, it can be utilized to dispose of an action without the...
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Strategies for Handling Claims from Self-Represented Litigants – Webinar Recording
CBM LLP, Fillmore Riley LLP, McKercher LLP, Northpoint Legal, June 07, 2018 – To view the recording, please click here. Across the country, insurers and defence counsel are facing an increase in claims from self-represented litigants. These cases face a number of different hurdles and need to be handled carefully and satisfy the principles recently endorsed by the Supreme Court of Canada in Pintea v. Johns. In this... -
McKercher LLP, Saskatchewan, January 19, 2018 – The procedure in Saskatchewan’s Small Claims Court will undergo some significant changes as of January 1, 2018, when The Small Claims Act, 2016 comes into force. The amendments follow the recent increase of the limit for monetary claims in Small Claims Court from $20,000 to $30,000. Read More
