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Electronic witnessing and signing of estate planning documents in British Columbia

July 6, 2022 | Stephen Hsia, Jillana Schmidt-Kim

Wealth Matters

Much has changed since May 19, 2020. That is when British Columbia first allowed the remote witnessing of wills, enduring powers of attorney (EPAs), and representation agreements (RAs) to accommodate those isolating because of COVID-19 and the resulting restrictions on […]

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Does a promise to transfer property create an express trust?

July 6, 2022 | Stephen Hsia

Wealth Matters

The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently dealt with whether a promise to transfer property created an express trust in Virk v. Singh, 2022 BCCA 153. Background Mr. and Mrs. Virk married in India in 1977, where they met Mr. […]

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Reasonable notice period capped at 24 months absent special circumstances

July 5, 2022 | Veronica S. C. Rossos, Andrew Hefford

Labour and Employment Communiqué

In a recent ruling the Supreme Court of British Columbia has reaffirmed that notice periods for wrongful dismissal in BC are capped at an upper limit of 24 months, absent special circumstances. In Okano v Cathay Pacific Airway Limited, 2022 […]

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Proving professional negligence claims: What expert evidence is required and when?

July 4, 2022 | Karen L. Weslowski, Caitlin VanDuzer

Lloyd's Brief: Canadian Legal Perspectives

Introduction Professionals owe a duty to exercise the skill, care and diligence which may be reasonably expected of a person of ordinary competence, measured by the professional standard of the time. Generally speaking, in order to succeed at trial, a […]

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Ontario Superior Court of Justice applies pollution exclusion in denying coverage application

July 4, 2022 | Vanessa De Sousa

Lloyd's Brief: Canadian Legal Perspectives

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the “Court”), sitting in Kitchener, recently ruled on a coverage application in Kin v. Ecclesiastical et al 2022 ONSC 1655[1]. The applicant sought coverage from Lloyd’s and the Court dismissed the application in its […]

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Exceptions to mandatory costs-exclusive policy limits in Québec

July 4, 2022 | Jasmine de Guise, Stephanie Massé

Lloyd's Brief: Canadian Legal Perspectives

Up until the adoption of Bill 82 and its regulations, Quebec was the only Canadian province where an insurer was legally obligated to take up the defence of its insured and cover legal fees over and above the limits of […]

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Ontario Court of Appeal overturns decision upholding just cause termination provision

June 28, 2022 | Genevieve Cantin

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Last year, we reported on the Ontario Superior Court’s decision in Rahman v. Cannon Design Architecture Inc. (the “Rahman decision”), in which the Court upheld a contractual termination provision on the basis of the relative equality of bargaining power between […]

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Extreme weather events may give cause to rethink environmental due diligence systems

June 21, 2022 | Bryan J. Buttigieg

EnviroNotes!

A recent heavy storm in Southern Ontario (labelled a “Derecho” by our meteorologists) caused extensive property damage over a wide swath of some of the most densely populated areas of the country. It served as yet another reminder of climate […]

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Bill C-26: A strengthening of Canada’s cyber security through mandatory reporting of cyber incidents

June 20, 2022 | David Krebs, Jessica Modafferi

MT Cybersecurity Blog

With the continuing threats posed by cyber criminals, state sponsored attacks, and other cybersecurity issues, the Canadian government has taken steps in line with those recently taken by the US government in order to protect and maintain oversight over critical […]

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ONCA Fast Facts: Member proposal rights

June 16, 2022 | Karima Kanani, Michele Szynkaruk

Health Communiqué

The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (“ONCA”) came into force on October 19, 2021. Not-for-profit corporations incorporated in Ontario will have a three year transition period to make changes to their governing documents to comply with the ONCA. Our ONCA […]

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