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Published September 2000 Much like the discovery of the printing press, the advent of the Internet and electronic communication has had a revolutionary effect around ... 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

Published February 2003 Updated 2007 In summer 2001 a Texas District Court awarded $32 million to a homeowner who sued their insurance company for the ... Continued

Published June 2008 Historically, the main responsibility of directors and officers of Canadian companies was to act in the best interests of their company. Accordingly, ... Continued

Published September 2008 *An earlier version of this paper was prepared by another Clark Wilson lawyer, Robert J. Lesperance. In 1994, British Columbia’s Insurance Act ... Continued

October 2007 On April 25, 2007, the British Columbia Provincial Government introduced Bill 31, the Human Rights Code (Mandatory Retirement Elimination) Amendment Act, 2007, which ... Continued

Nigel Kent is quoted in August 28 edition of The Vancouver Sun in the article titled Judgment generates court direction to councils. He comments on ... Continued

Published June 2009 Much legal literature has addressed the liability insurer’s “duty” to defend law suits against their insureds. The material tends to focus on ... Continued

Updated January 2010 For the past almost 40 years, primary auto insurance in British Columbia has been provided through a form of universal statutory coverage. ... Continued