May 14, 2024 Three words to avoid broker liability: document, document, document By Michael Colwell Case citation: Carriere de Davide v. Westland Insurance Group Ltd. 2024 BCSC 686 An insurance broker negligence claim arose from a motor...
Apr 25, 2024 Strategic Use of Rule 4.33: Knowing when a step has advanced an action By Neil Zimmerman Case citation: Derrick Concrete Cutting & Construction Ltd. v Nexxt Concrete Cutting & Construction Ltd. et al., 2024 ABKB 190 In...
Apr 23, 2024 When can a broker bind an insurer? Navigating the relationship between broker and underwriter and the case of Deasan v. CNA By David Pick Hassan Khan Case citation: Deasan Holdings Ltd. v. Continental Casualty Company, 2024 BCSC 580 In a recent decision of Deasan Holdings Ltd. v....
Apr 18, 2024 Alberta Utilities Commission's Renewables Inquiry: A Municipal Perspective By Jeneane Grundberg, Q.C., ICD.D Lorne Randa Alifeyah Gulamhusein Marny Paul Brendan Dzioba Whitney Mosley Jack Holan +4 more... Show less BACKGROUND [1] On the eve of the expiry of the Generation Approval Pause Regulation, which put in place a pause on approvals of...
Apr 15, 2024 Alberta Court Clarifies the Use of Circumstantial Evidence in Product Liability Trial By David Pick Kristina Persaud Case citation: ATCO Energy Solutions Ltd. v Energy Dynamics Ltd., 2024 ABKB 162 In the recent decision of ATCO Energy Solutions Ltd. v...
Mar 20, 2024 A Tale of Two Tests: BC’s version of Alberta’s Degree of Control Test for Vehicle Owner’s Liability By Zhou Fang Duncan Taylor Case citation: Mangat v. Lau, 2024 BCSC 200 The recent decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court in Mangat v. Lau, 2024 BCSC 200,...
Mar 07, 2024 Test Drive Crashes: Who is Liable? By Hassan Khan Case citation: Harris v. Victoria Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Ltd., 2023 BCCA 478 The recently released decision of the Court of Appeal in...
Feb 22, 2024 Pipeline Predicaments: A Showdown of Environmental Liability in Alberta's Court of Appeal By David Pick Drew Wilson Case citation: Paramount Resources Ltd v Grey Owl Engineering Ltd, 2024 ABCA 60 When the polluter pays for the clean-up costs of a...
Jan 25, 2024 Discovering Limitations: BCCA Offers Clarity on when the Clock Starts Running By Arman Brar Case citation: Neale Engineering Ltd. v. Ross Land Mushroom Farm Ltd., 2023 BCCA 429 The interpretation of provisions in the Limitation...
Jan 18, 2024 Battle for Redevelopment: Restrictive Covenants vs. Municipal Planning Policies By Marny Paul Case citation: Howse v Calgary (City), 2022 ABQB 551, Howse v Calgary (City), 2023 ABCA 379 Before municipalities adopted statutory...
Jan 16, 2024 Big Bucks for Bad Faith Benefits By Sarah Holder Case Citation: Baker v Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada, 2023 ONCA 842 Background Facts: Ms. Baker suffered a stroke in...
Jan 08, 2024 Cost Inflation in Alberta Litigation: The Grimes Multiplier By Shad Chapman Jack Stout Written by Jack Stout, Student-at-Law, and Shad Chapman, Lifetime-Learner-at-Law, at Brownlee LLP Case citation: Grimes v Governors of...