Mould Claims in Canada: Property and Liability Insuance Issues
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
Directors and Officers Liability in Canada: A Review of Exposures and Coverages Available Under D&O Policies
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
Appraisals Under B.C.’s Insurance Act: Practice and Procedure
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
The End of Mandatory Retirement: Understanding the Changes to the BC Human Rights Code
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
Juggling Ethics: Joint Retainers and the Professional Obligations of Insurance Defence Counsel
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
Uneasy Alliances: The Relationship Between Primary and Excess Auto Insurers in B.C.
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
Errors & Omissions Insurance: An Update on Legal Issues
The prudent professional would be well-advised to secure professional liability insurance as the risks and potential liability associated with the practice of professions continue to ... Continued
Motor Vehicle Accident Claims in British Columbia: A Manual for Out-Of-Province Claims Examiners
Revised March 2009 As more people throughout North America choose British Columbia as a place to vacation, conduct business and take up residence, accidents involving ... Continued
Last Lines of Defence
Published April 2009 In the January issue of the Advocate, Mr. Justice Goepel and I discussed apportionment of damages between multiple tortfeasors. The purpose of ... Continued
Survey On Preparation For New gTLDs
A survey is now being conducted by World Trademark Review (WTR), seeking input from marketing and trademark professionals as to their views on how industry ... Continued
Certification Mark Under the Trade-marks Act Refused: Evidence of Use by Others
Federal Court set aside two decisions of the Registrar, allowed a third to stand in part regarding the certification mark HALLOUMI
Do on-campus barber shops, mini-marts and travel agencies qualify as university purposes?
What is a university? What are its purposes? These are big and important questions for academics, policy-makers and the general public, especially in light of ... Continued