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Guild Yule is pleased to announce
1. Guild Yule is pleased to announce that Shauna Gersbach and Kristal Low have joined the partnership effective January 1, … Read more
December 2019: Louis Zivot – Canadian National Rlwy v. Gibraltar Mines Ltd FC 1650
Canadian National Rlwy v. Gibraltar Mines Ltd. 2019 FC 1650 Lou Zivot acted for Gibraltar Mines in successfully defending an … Read more
Supreme Court of Canada dismisses application for leave to appeal in J. Cote & Son Excavating Ltd . v City of Burnaby (2019 BCCA 168).
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McAllister v Calgary (City); a heightened duty of care in the age of surveillance?
An Alberta Court of Appeal decision handed down this year arguably extends the duty of care owed by Municipalities and … Read more
Limits on the Number of Damages Experts Found Unconstitutional
The following provides a summary of the Crowder v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2019 BCSC 1824 decision where the Rule … Read more
Workplace Harassment post-Schrenk – Widening the scope of protections
In a recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada, BCHRT v Schrenk 2017 SCC 62, the SCC (majority 5:2) … Read more
Divergent case authority on whether ATE insurance premiums can be claimed against an opposing party in Ontario and British Columbia litigation
Providers of After The Event (ATE) insurance have been marketing in British Columbia extensively as of late. Until recently the … Read more
B.C. Supreme Court confirms that an “occurrence based” policy will ordinarily be triggered by the event of loss, rather than the allegedly negligent act that caused it.
Generally speaking, occurrence based policies provide coverage for occurrences that happen within the policy period regardless of when a claim … Read more
Performance Management Pitfalls and How To Avoid Them
While it is trite to say that an employer is able to terminate an employee’s employment, it can only do … Read more
The BC Supreme Court publishes first set of reasons granting leave to appeal from a Strata decision of the Civil Resolution Tribunal
Introduction In The Owners, Strata Plan BCS 1721 v. Watson, 2017 BCSC 763 (“Watson”), Mr. Justice Kent of the BC … Read more