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Proposed transportation of dangerous goods Canadian registration list

Communiqué Transports et logistique

Transport Canada (“TC”) recently proposed amendments to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Canada) (“TDGR”), which would require any person who imports, offers for transport, handles or transports dangerous goods to register in a new online database and to provide […]

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Appel d’offres : incohérences dans les documents de soumission, une erreur couteuse

À-Propos Juridique Construction

Tout récemment, dans l’affaire Couillard Construction limitée c. Procureur général du Québec (Ministère des Transports du Québec)[1], la Cour a rappelé l’importance pour un donneur d’ouvrage de rédiger ses documents d’appel d’offres en des termes clairs et d’agir avec précaution […]

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Commencing a proceeding on behalf of the estate of a deceased person: Hoggan v. Silvey

Blogue sur le litige en matière de succession

A recent decision by the British Columbia Court of Appeal has transformed the approach for commencing a proceeding on behalf of the estate of a deceased person in British Columbia. Hoggan v. Silvey, 2022 BCCA 176, began with a dispute […]

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Electronic witnessing and signing of estate planning documents in British Columbia

Gestion de patrimoine

Much has changed since May 19, 2020. That is when British Columbia first allowed the remote witnessing of wills, enduring powers of attorney (EPAs), and representation agreements (RAs) to accommodate those isolating because of COVID-19 and the resulting restrictions on […]

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Does a promise to transfer property create an express trust?

Gestion de patrimoine

The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently dealt with whether a promise to transfer property created an express trust in Virk v. Singh, 2022 BCCA 153. Background Mr. and Mrs. Virk married in India in 1977, where they met Mr. […]

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Reasonable notice period capped at 24 months absent special circumstances

Communiqué droit du travail et de l'emploi

In a recent ruling the Supreme Court of British Columbia has reaffirmed that notice periods for wrongful dismissal in BC are capped at an upper limit of 24 months, absent special circumstances. In Okano v Cathay Pacific Airway Limited, 2022 […]

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Proving professional negligence claims: What expert evidence is required and when?

Sommaire Lloyd’s : Perspectives juridiques canadiennes

Introduction Professionals owe a duty to exercise the skill, care and diligence which may be reasonably expected of a person of ordinary competence, measured by the professional standard of the time. Generally speaking, in order to succeed at trial, a […]

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Ontario Superior Court of Justice applies pollution exclusion in denying coverage application

Sommaire Lloyd’s : Perspectives juridiques canadiennes

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the “Court”), sitting in Kitchener, recently ruled on a coverage application in Kin v. Ecclesiastical et al 2022 ONSC 1655[1]. The applicant sought coverage from Lloyd’s and the Court dismissed the application in its […]

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Exceptions to mandatory costs-exclusive policy limits in Québec

Sommaire Lloyd’s : Perspectives juridiques canadiennes

Up until the adoption of Bill 82 and its regulations, Quebec was the only Canadian province where an insurer was legally obligated to take up the defence of its insured and cover legal fees over and above the limits of […]

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Ontario Court of Appeal overturns decision upholding just cause termination provision

Communiqué droit du travail et de l'emploi

Last year, we reported on the Ontario Superior Court’s decision in Rahman v. Cannon Design Architecture Inc. (the “Rahman decision”), in which the Court upheld a contractual termination provision on the basis of the relative equality of bargaining power between […]

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