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Over the past 30 years, the Supreme Court of Canada has interpreted numerous types of insurance policies, with varying subject matters from construction defects to ... Continued
By Nigel Kent Published 2011 Over the past 25 years, the doctrine of reasonable expectation of the parties regarding the interpretation of insurance provisions has ... Continued
Originally Published 1997 Updated 2005 It is impossible to catalogue every ground upon which an insurer might be able to successfully void a policy or ... Continued
Earlier this year, a new insurance product, ERAssure was launched and is now available in BC. While errors and omissions insurance has long been available ... Continued
In 2007, the provincial government introduced the Adult Guardianship and Planning Statutes Amendment Act which has subsequently been amended several times. Parts of that Act ... Continued
Many developers are aware that the value and classification of their property each year hinges on the statutory date of October 31st. This article discusses numerous strategies to be considered in advance of this date.
Federal Court of Appeal affirmed Federal Court’s decision decision regarding HALLOUMI as a certification mark
The great American legal scholar Austin Scott, in the introduction to his seminal work on the Law of Trusts, pronounced, without a hint of qualification, ... Continued
Relevant provisions of the British Columbia Trustee Act and Estate Administration Act and the Ontario Trustee Act are contained in Schedule “A” to this memo. ... Continued
The importance of creating and retaining an adequate solicitor’s file in the context of estate planning is shown quite graphically in the 1996 Ontario decision ... Continued
This paper was presented by Amy Mortimore at the Pacific Business & Law Institute Estate Planning: Current News & New Legislation seminar, held January 27, ... Continued
In England, the jurisdiction which esteemed individual property rights, it was recognized early on that a will made by a person not of “sound” mind ... Continued