Publications

Stein Monast, Quebec, April 06, 2018 – In a recent case, the Court of Quebec had to interpret one of the typical exclusion clauses found in commercial general liability policies, namely, the clause about work performed by the insured. Read more

Blaney McMurtry LLP, Ontario, March 18, 2018 – Innovative new applications, rapidly increasing computing power, and faster communication between computers, devices and sensors are having the effect of quickly eroding individual privacy. People have increasingly lost their ability to determine and regulate their own individual zone of personal privacy. While most people expect to maintain control over what personal information about them becomes...

CBM LLP, Alberta, March 18, 2018 – This matter arises from a rear-end collision on May 30, 2014. The Plaintiff’s property claim was settled by the Defendant’s insurer and her personal injury claim was filed April 21, 2016.The claim was not served within one year of filing and there was no order to extend service prior to its expiry. The Plaintiff applied...

Blaney McMurtry LLP, Ontario, March 18, 2018 – Individuals of prominence and power across all industries and institutions have recently been thrust into the spotlight by claimants claiming to have been sexually abused. While the public nature and sheer number of allegations being brought today against movie directors, actors, sports doctors and politicians is perhaps a new phenomenon, sexual abuse litigation has been...