COVID-19 and Third-party Liability Claims – Homeowner Insurance Policy Coverage
The COVID-19 global pandemic has resulted in serious restrictions on how we go about our day-to-day lives and has led homeowners and insurers to raise ... Continued
COVID-19: Effect of Suspension of Limitation Periods on Lien Claims
On March 31, 2020, we provided you with an article regarding Ministerial Order No. MO86, which suspended limitation periods and other mandatory time limits to ... Continued
Provincial Order Limits Liability of Essential Service Providers – Liability & Coverage Considerations
On April 2, 2020, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General for British Columbia issued a Ministerial Order (the “Order”) under the Emergency Program ... Continued
CW Insurance Law COVID-19 Insurance Series-Effect of Suspension of Two Year Limitation Period
Effective March 26, 2020, British Columbia has suspended all mandatory limitation periods and time periods established by British Columbia enactments and laws by way of ... Continued
COVID-19 and the Vacancy Exclusion in Homeowner Insurance Policies
The COVID-19 global pandemic poses an unprecedented risk to public health and safety and has already had a tremendous impact on our economy, forcing businesses ... Continued
Court Has Been Suspended – Impact of COVID-19 on Trials, Mediation, Discoveries and IME’s
As a result of COVID-19, our Supreme Court of British Columbia has set out certain requirements in order to protect the public: maintain and preserve ... Continued
COVID-19 And Business Interruption: Is It Covered By Your Commercial Property Policy?
The COVID-19 global pandemic poses an unprecedented risk to public health and safety and has already had a tremendous impact on our economy, forcing businesses ... Continued
Do Liability Waivers Even Work?
*The article was updated on April 15th, 2020 to reflect the Court of Appeal decision in the case of Apps v Grouse Mountain Resorts Ltd. ... Continued
The Pot is not Stirred, the Court of Appeal Confirms – Marijuana Grow Op Is Material Change in Risk
A 2019 B.C. Supreme Court decision dismissing an insurer’s claim for damages against a homeowner insurance company was recently upheld on appeal in Schellenberg v. ... Continued
No Way?! No Fault!!
This morning it was announced that ICBC will move to a “no-fault” system starting May 1, 2021. No-fault insurance guarantees medical and rehabilitation benefits while ... Continued
Breach of Broker Duties, Beware
In the recent case of Duraguard Fence Ltd. v. Badry, the Court held that an insurance broker, in failing to consider the insured’s loss history ... Continued
Austeville Properties Ltd. v. Josan et al.: Exploding Taco Del Mar Decision – B.C. Court of Appeal Speaks on Corporate Attribution & Insurance Covenants in the Context of Arson
Many in Vancouver will remember when the Taco Del Mar restaurant on West Broadway (the “Premises”) exploded in the early morning hours of February 13, ... Continued