3/27/2025 7:28:04 PM Litigation Pitfalls: Lessons on Delay, Prejudice, and Limitation Periods from Sampare v. 1199 Holdings Ltd. 2025 BCSC 234 By Amrit Kalra A recent ruling by the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Sampare v. 1199 Holdings Ltd., 2025 BCSC 234, highlights the importance of...
3/21/2025 10:30:34 PM Watch What You Post on Social Media By Jasreen Bhangu Case Citation: Dr. Wiss v. Khan, 2025 BCSC 181 Dr. Ray Wiss, a practicing physician in Abbotsford, British Columbia, sought summary...
3/17/2025 8:40:11 PM Case Comment: Chisholm v. Valemount Forest Products Ltd., 2025 BCCA 48 By Sarah Holder Case Citation: Chisholm v. Valemount Forest Products Ltd., 2025 BCCA 48 Background Facts The Plaintiff was riding his motorcycle on the...
3/11/2025 6:21:28 PM Drawing the Line: Court Denies Paralegal Coverage Under Lawyer’s Policy By Arman Brar Case Citation: Pryce v. Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company, 2024 ONSC 6195 Overview In Pryce v. Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity...
2/14/2025 8:41:30 PM Waive Liability Goodbye: Takeaways from Bernier v. Ville d’Ottawa By Iqra Azhar In Bernier (Litigation Guardian of) v. Ottawa (City), 2024 ONSC 6725, the plaintiff sought damages for injuries she suffered while...
1/8/2025 6:35:58 PM When Employment Controls the Journey: Lessons from Fushtey v. WCB, 2024 ABKB 725 By Neil Zimmerman Case Citation: Fushtey v. WCB, 2024 ABKB 725 Facts of the Case On March 23, 2018, Darryl Fushtey, an employee of Codeco-Vanoco...
12/20/2024 7:00:21 PM Brownlee LLP Partner David Pick will assume the role of Executive Director of Canadian Litigation Counsel By Brownlee LLP David Pick, Managing Partner of Brownlee LLP’s Calgary office is proud to take on the additional role of Executive Director for...
12/18/2024 5:05:57 PM Clause or Chaos? Decoding Forum Selection Clauses in Contracts By Mina Khan Recently, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCAA) in Yegre EB Ltd. v. Seguin, 2024 BCCA 365, clarified the interpretation and...
12/9/2024 10:00:01 PM The Cost of Deception: Fraud, Credibility, and Insurance Coverage in Motor Vehicle Claims By Drew Wilson In Wong v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2024 ONCA 874, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld an auto insurer’s decision to deny...
11/20/2024 6:44:24 PM From Funk to Fairness: Alberta’s New Take on SEF 44 Endorsements By Amrit Kalra Hassan Khan The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has delivered a decision that could significantly influence the interpretation of SEF 44...
11/14/2024 7:19:46 PM Transport Tangles: Liability Limits and Insurance Agreements By Sarah Holder Calgary Core-Mark International Inc. v. Direct Integrated Transportation Ulc, 2024 ABKB 637 The Plaintiff and the Defendant entered...
11/6/2024 7:26:12 PM Governance Changes: The Impact of the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 By Alifeyah Gulamhusein Derek King Whitney Mosley The Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (formerly Bill 20) (the “Act”) was proclaimed to be in force on October 31, 2024 by...