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Who is the Lessee? Whoever the Lessor Can Sue to Enforce the Lease – An Update on Insurer Priority of Third Party Claims Involving Lessors

November 27, 2018 | Lyndsay Hone

MT Insurance Law Blog

Who can a lessor sue to enforce a lease? In a recent decision on priority of payment in a motor vehicle tort action, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice resolved the priority dispute by answering this question. In Aviva Insurance […]

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Supreme Court of Canada Upholds Common Interest Privilege Rule

November 15, 2018 | John Grant

Social Impact Newsletter

The Supreme Court of Canada recently rejected a leave application of the Canada Revenue Agency, meaning the much heralded decision in Iggillis Holdings v Canada (MNR), 2018 FCA 51 is good law.  Confirmed is the Federal Court of Appeal’s conclusion […]

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(Re:) Toigo Estate and the Power of Encroachment

November 8, 2018 | Carolyn S. Inglis

Wealth Matters

When implementing an estate plan that involves a life interest, such as a spousal trust, it is typical to grant the Trustee a power to encroach on the capital of the trust for the benefit of the life interest beneficiary. […]

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Peut-on se faire rembourser ses frais d’avocats par la partie averse après avoir eu gain de cause?

October 26, 2018 | Marie-Catherine Ayotte

Construction Newsletter - Quebec

On croit souvent à tort que les frais d’avocats engagés lors d’un procès seront remboursés par la partie adverse à la partie qui obtient gain de cause devant les tribunaux. En jargon juridique, l’expression « honoraires extrajudiciaires » est employée […]

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A Triumph of Administrative Law: 2018’s Supreme Court of Canada Religious Freedom Cases

October 23, 2018 | David Tang

Social Impact Newsletter

2018 was touted as the year the Supreme Court of Canada would consider how religious freedom should be valued as a right guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Supreme Court rendered three highly anticipated decisions which […]

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Who can be Present at an Examination for Discovery?

October 5, 2018 | Theodore J. Madison

MT Insurance Law Blog

Answering the question of who should be allowed to attend at an examination for discovery involves an exercise in balancing two competing interests: the interest of upholding the privacy of examinations as a pre-trial discovery process relevant to the parties’ […]

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New Ontario Executive Compensation Freeze

October 4, 2018 | Greg Bush

Morning Recess Education Law Newsletter

The Ontario government recently issued Regulation 406/18 under the Broader Public Sector Executive Compensation Act 2014 (the BPSECA), freezing compensation for executives and heads of certain public bodies who earn $100,000 or more. The regulation implements a cap on salaries […]

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When Is It “Appropriate” to Sue an Insurer?

October 3, 2018 | Sean McGarry

Lloyd's Brief: Canadian Legal Perspectives

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently ruled on the application of limitation periods in actions against insurers. In Nasr Hospitality Services Inc. v. Intact Insurance[1] the principal of the plaintiff corporation, Mr. Nasr, discovered water damage on the premises of […]

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Construction on First Nations Land: Determining the Applicable Building Code

October 3, 2018 | Karen L. Weslowski

Lloyd's Brief: Canadian Legal Perspectives

Introduction As recognized by the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, most on-reserve housing and infrastructure is poorly built, in serious disrepair and under-supplied.[1]  This recognition has led to an increase in construction projects on First Nations lands, which will […]

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Co-operatives as Charities and Not-for-profits

October 2, 2018 | Mary Childs

Social Impact Newsletter

Co-operatives are legal entities owned and run by, and for, their members.  There are over 9,000 co-operatives in Canada, with over 18 million members. Most of them operate businesses. Not all of them are business enterprises – many co-operatives are […]

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