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Court of Appeal reins in punitive and aggravated damages awards
The largest awards for punitive and aggravated damages against an insurer in Canadian jurisprudence have been reduced by the Saskatchewan … Read more
Asset Sales versus Share Sales
Here’s a link to Peter Ferrari’s Corporate Law Blog post on the differences between an Asset Sale and a Share … Read more
Recreational League Soccer Team Captain Found Liable for Team Member Breaking the Rules
Forestieri v. Urban Recreation Ltd., 2015 BCSC 249 In a recent BC Supreme Court decision a recreational soccer team organizer … Read more
CRTC hands down $1.1 million penalty for breach of CASL
The CRTC has handed down its first Administrative Monetary Penalty (“AMP”) under the Canada Anti-Spam Legislation (“CASL”) against Compu-Finder for … Read more
Privilege over Adjusters’ Files: Raj v Khosravi, 2015 BCCA 49
Once an action commences, an adjuster’s file materials can be of significant forensic value to plaintiffs’ counsel. Unless the adjuster … Read more
Constructive Dismissal – Potter v. New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission, 2015 SCC 10
In Potter v. New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission, 2015 SCC 10 the Supreme Court of Canada considered the law … Read more
Guild Yule Mid-Winter BC Briefing 2015 in Toronto
On March 5, 2015, Guild Yule LLP presented its third annual legal update at the Hotel Le Germain. The following topics … Read more
Corporate Amalgamations and Secured Transactions
Here is a link to Peter Ferrari’s Corporate Law Blog post on the effect of Amalgamations on the security held … Read more
Julie K. Lamb obtains dismissal of claim in coverage dispute
Skipper Properties Ltd. v. Zurich Insurance Company Ltd concerned a lawsuit in which the plaintiff sought to have its own property damage covered … Read more
Admissibility of consulting reports as expert reports
In a recently released decision, Healey v Chung, 2015 BCCA 28, the Court of Appeal rejected the argument that consulting … Read more