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Liability Issues for Architects Revisited: An Analysis of Vermilion & District Housing Foundation v Binder Construction Limited

Lloyd's Brief: Canadian Legal Perspectives

In the June 6, 2017 decision of Vermilion & District Housing Foundation v Binder Construction Limited, 2017 ABQB 365, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench considered claims by a building owner against multiple parties arising from alleged defects with the […]

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WAGG Motions – don’t forget the audio recordings

MT Insurance Law Blog

Wagg motions refer to motions for the production of police or Crown documents. They are referred to as Wagg motions because of the case of D.P. v. Wagg (“Wagg”), which sets out the process to be followed when seeking these […]

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Appel d’offres : un prix forfaitaire peut constituer une irrégularité majeure

Construction Newsletter - Quebec

Journal Constructo – 30 novembre 2017 Dans une affaire récente, Construction GCP inc. c. Ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu [1], le Tribunal a décidé que le fait pour un entrepreneur de soumettre un prix forfaitaire regroupant plusieurs items au bordereau de soumission, […]

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Automatic Vicarious Liability of Owner Only Applies to Accidents on Highways

MT Insurance Law Blog

One of the first lessons that any student of personal injury law learns is that an owner of a motor vehicle is vicariously liable for the negligence of the vehicle’s operator.  This vicarious liability is imposed by s. 192(2) of […]

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Recouping Employee Training Costs

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Many employers have had the frustrating experience of investing significant time and money into training an employee only to have that employee quit before the employer realizes the benefit of the training costs expended. However, in some circumstances, and with […]

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Ontario’s Bill 154 Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act amends franchise regulation

Franchise Law Alert

On September 14, 2017, the legislature of Ontario introduced the Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017.  Bill 154 proposes amendments to several commercial statutes, including the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 (the “Act”), in order to render them more […]

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Le délai de validité de l’appel d’offres : l’échéancier contenu dans la soumission de l’entrepreneur ne lie pas le donneur d’ouvrage

Construction Newsletter - Quebec

Journal Constructo – 19 septembre 2017 L’appel d’offres entraîne la formation de deux contrats distincts – le « Contrat A »,  conclu au moment du dépôt de la soumission par l’entrepreneur et selon lequel celui-ci accepte les conditions de l’appel d’offres, et […]

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Court of Appeal: PJI/Deductible/Costs Changes are Retroactive, SABS fully deductible and Punitive Damages not Appropriate

MT Insurance Law Blog

On September 19th, 2017, the Ontario Court of Appeal released it’s much anticipated decision on whether or not changes to how pre-judgment interest is calculated would be a retroactive change or not.  The Court also adjudicated upon a number of […]

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Tavern Claims: Intoxication Does Not Equal Liability

Lloyd's Brief: Canadian Legal Perspectives

Tort claims against tavern owners in the province of Ontario are typically advanced as a breach of the common law duty of care and a breach of the Liquor Licence Act[1] provisions in relation to the service of alcohol. The […]

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Mental Injury and Negligence Law – Recognized Psychiatric Illness Not Required

MT Insurance Law Blog

In the recent decision of Saadati v. Moorhead, 2017 SCC 28 (CanLII), the Supreme Court of Canada rejected the argument that claims for mental injury are subject to a different test than claims for physical injury, holding that the law […]

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