Insurance
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May 16, 2024
Canada sanctions ‘extremist Israeli settlers’ for violence against Palestinians in the West Bank
Ottawa has for the first time sanctioned “extremist Israeli settlers” with dealings and entry bans for “the grave breach of international peace and security posed by their violent and destabilizing actions against Palestinian civilians and their property in the West Bank.”
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May 15, 2024
Higher highway speeds will lead to more deaths
Many drivers will be pleased when Ontario raises the speed limits on certain sections of its 400 series highways in July. Sadly, those higher speeds will lead to more serious accidents and injuries.
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May 15, 2024
130-year-old Kingston firm welcomes new associate
After graduating from Dalhousie’s Schulich School of Law and articling in Nova Scotia, Sean Davidson is returning to his hometown of Kingston, Ont., to join Cunningham Swan Carty Little & Bonham LLP as an associate on the firm’s general litigation team.
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May 14, 2024
Ontario proposes possible licence suspensions for convicted auto thieves
The Ontario government is proposing legislation that would slap some convicted auto thieves with long-term or lifetime licence suspensions in a bid to stem a rising tide of stolen cars in the province.
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May 13, 2024
Dancing with the devil: Benefits managers and pharmacies
Ontario pharmacists have multiple and often competing responsibilities. Beyond their clinical duties, many pharmacists are business owners, employers, mentors and teachers. However, their primary duty is always to the public. Unfortunately, Ontario pharmacists are increasingly being subjected to pressures that seemingly bear no relationship to their ability to serve the public and which threaten to shift the focus within the profession from patient-centred care to commercial concerns.
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May 10, 2024
Supreme Court of Canada clarifies how to assess compensation for constructive expropriation
The Supreme Court of Canada has explained how to assess compensation payable for constructive expropriation of private land by public authorities in a unanimous decision that reverses a ruling below that pegged what the City of St. John’s owes to a property owner to the land’s prospective market value if it were permitted to be developed for residential use, rather than to its much lower market value as land which is currently zoned “watershed,” with only limited discretionary agriculture, forestry and public utility uses.
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May 10, 2024
Albertans need a ‘simpler, more affordable and stable’ auto insurance system: province
Alberta is once again seeking public input on automobile insurance as part of their quest to bring in lower rates for consumers while still maintaining the stability of the system. But an organization representing civil lawyers in the province is saying that adopting a “no-fault” system is not the best way to go, despite the province’s seeming embrace of it.
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May 09, 2024
Terminated for failure to follow vaccination policy? No EI for you.
Are we done with COVID vaccination policy litigation? Not yet.
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May 07, 2024
Sweeping national security bill would boost state investigative powers; expand & create crimes, AMPs
The federal government has introduced a sweeping national security bill that would create a publicly accessible “foreign influence transparency” registry; expand the warrant, production and disclosure powers of the Canadian Security Intelligence Agency (CSIS); affect criminal accused or judicial review applicants seeking access to relevant “information related to international relations, national defence or national security”; expand the current “sabotage” offence; and create new “foreign interference” offences, along with administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) of up to $5 million and five years in prison, including for knowingly obstructing the operations of the office of a proposed new “Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner.”
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May 07, 2024
Ontario Court of Appeal: Non-earner benefits deductible from loss of income tort awards
Any non-earner benefits provided to a person impaired in an accident must be deducted from a tort award for a loss of income under the Insurance Act, the Ontario Court of Appeal has held.