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Published January, 1995 Updated September, 2009* *with assistance from Kelsey O’Bray This paper outlines the law of misrepresentation and non-disclosure in the context of property ... Continued

Published October 2007 The British Columbia Legislature recently took steps to cap the liability exposure of auto dealers and auto leasing companies. Included in Bill ... Continued

Published March 2009 On April 1, 2009, the Health Care Costs Recovery Act (the “Act”) comes into force in British Columbia. Designed to replace the ... Continued

Published October 2009 Overlapping insurance coverage is a long-standing issue in insurance law. Indeed, as will be discussed below, common law principles were well established ... Continued

Updated July 2005 Builder’s Risk insurance, also known as “course of construction”, “construction all risk”, and “contractor’s all risk insurance”, is a specialized form of ... Continued

Updated June 2010* This guide explains and provides practical advice on bid bonds, performance bonds, labour & material bonds, and construction lien bonds – collectively ... Continued

Revised 2005 At one time, municipalities enjoyed immunity from liability under the old common law principle, “the crown can do no wrong”. The immunity eroded ... Continued

Updated February 2009 The “pollution exclusion” is a standard exclusion clause found most often in Commercial General Liability (“CGL”) policies. It purports to exclude losses ... Continued

Published June 2004 Most people involved in the Canadian insurance industry are alternately amazed and appalled at the bad faith headlines emerging from the USA ... Continued

Published February 1998 Updated February 2006* With the considerable assistance of Michal Jaworski Covenants to insure in commercial contracts can be a powerful mechanism for ... Continued

Published March 2006 While there are a variety of liability insurance policies available in Canada which contain coverages tailored to specific risks, industries or professions, ... Continued