By overturning the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) in Rankin’s Garage & Sales v JJ, 2018 SCC 19 sent a strong reminder that the foreseeability of harm remains the critical limiting principle of the law of negligence. In this case, a minor plaintiff suffered catastrophic brain…
In Oliveira v Aviva Canada Inc et al, 2017 ONSC 6161, the court reiterated the test for interpreting insurance provisions, and underscored the expansive approach that Canadian courts will take regarding an insurer’s duty to defend. This decision was affirmed by Ontario’s Court of Appeal in Oliveira v Aviva Canada…
I recently chaired a panel on ‘Trends in Corporate Finance’ at the USLAW/TELFA Network cross-border business and transactions conference. Five panelists from Switzerland, USA, Brazil, China and England shared their insights on what’s attracting investment and how technology is influencing financing and its regulation. From the discussion, three distinct global…
In October 2018, Canada will become only the second country in the world, after Uruguay, to legalize recreational cannabis. This follows the 2001 legalization of medical cannabis. In this webinar, Jennifer Therrien of Kelly Santini LLP explores the impact legal recreational cannabis will have on insurers after October 17th, 2018. …
Join us, and keynote speaker John Morris as we honour our local Special Olympics athletes, coaches and volunteers. The 14th Annual Special Olympics Festival Breakfast is taking place on Friday, October 26th at the Shaw Centre. We are delighted to welcome two-time Olympic gold medalist John Morris as our guest…
We are very pleased to welcome Chloe Waind, Sasha Willms and Aaron Van Tassel to the firm for the start of their articling year. All three join us after completing their law degrees at the University of Ottawa.
Royal Host GP Inc. v. 1842259 Ontario Ltd., 2018 ONCA 467 In Royal Host GP, the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned a decision of a motion judge and ruled that a tenant was not entitled to the benefit of the fire insurance that the landlord had covenanted to purchase where…
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