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Another US decision addressing coverage for cyber-liability under the CGL policy:
While there continues to be a dearth of caselaw in Canada, following cases such as Recall Total Information Management Inc. … Read more
Municipal Liability: Section 736 of the Local Government Act is a Statutory Limitation Period
Anonson v ICBC, 2016 BCSC 441 Section 736 of the Local Government Act, RSBC 2015, c. 1 provides that a … Read more
B.C. Supreme Court clarifies the Rule in respect of the location of examinations for discovery of non-resident parties/party representatives
It is not uncommon for non-resident parties to commence actions or to be dragged into litigation in British Columbia. This … Read more
DISCOVERABILITY OF SOCIAL MEDIA EVIDENCE
WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA? It encompasses a broad range of websites such as social networking sites, professional networking sites, blogs, … Read more
COURT APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENTS
Overview Any proceeding involving a person under legal disability must be started or defended by his/her litigation guardian. Under Rule … Read more
Defence Counsel and Coverage Issues: Assisting Insurers in Avoiding Bad Faith Claims
The changing legal landscape respecting the duties of insurers and the consequences of breaching those duties has an impact on … Read more
Bars to Subrogation in the Landlord/Tenant and Strata Arenas
Subrogation is the right of an insurance company which has indemnified an insured for a loss suffered at the hands … Read more
Insurers and Security for Costs Applications
The BC Supreme Court has ruled that evidence relating to insurance coverage can be used to resist an application to … Read more
Court accepts a lesser management fee is warranted following reduction of the discount rate in the Law and Equity Act
Best v Thomas 2014 BCSC 2487 (CanLII) In British Columbia, regulations under the Law and Equity Act set out the … Read more
Coverage for cyber-liability under the CGL policy
In September last year, at the CLEBC Insurance Law Conference, the author presented a paper on the topic of coverage … Read more