Insurance
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December 02, 2024
Alberta to end ‘cash cow’ photo radar on highways in 2025
The Alberta government has announced it will end photo radar ticketing on numbered provincial highways effective April 1, 2025, saying photo radar will be eliminated where revenue is generated with no traffic safety benefit.
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December 02, 2024
Ottawa lists Houthis as terrorist entity under Criminal Code
The federal government has listed “Ansarallah,” commonly known as the Houthis, as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code.
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December 02, 2024
Hot wheels, cold facts: BC Court rules against insured for misrepresenting material facts
Media West Zny Inc. v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2024 BCSC 625, provides clarity on the law regarding material misrepresentations in insurance contracts. The decision emphasizes that while a plaintiff’s lack of credibility or reliability alone may not warrant dismissing their claim for coverage, the inability to provide evidence supporting the alleged misrepresentation as factually accurate can prove decisive against their case.
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November 29, 2024
LSO addresses new working groups, information on confidentiality of investigations
Ontario’s law society used its November Convocation to unveil a new working group focusing on the “long-term future” of the province’s paralegals and to codify rules around the confidentiality of information gathered in tribunal investigations.
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November 27, 2024
Law360 Canada Pulse survey: what lawyers really think about their profession
Find out what lawyers really think about their profession in Law360 Canada Pulse’s Lawyer Satisfaction Survey.
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November 27, 2024
Denial of subsidence exclusion clause upheld by BC Court of Appeal
In Tremblett v. TD Insurance Direct Agency Ltd., 2024 BCCA 358, the British Columbia Court of Appeal found an exclusion clause to be worded clearly and unambiguously. The court agreed with the trial judge’s finding that the clause excluded loss or damage caused directly or indirectly by “subsidence” and, therefore, clearly excluded coverage for the loss.
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November 26, 2024
Competition Bureau obtains court order as part of probe into fintech giant Broadridge
The Competition Bureau has obtained a Federal Court order to access corporate information as part of an investigation into Markham, Ont.-based financial technology firm Broadridge Software Ltd.
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November 26, 2024
Law360 Canada Pulse survey: stress remains significant issue for lawyers
A recent survey of the legal profession is showing high levels of satisfaction with things like collegiality and collaboration at their firms and opportunities for advancement, but there is one issue that continues to remain a problem and has no easy fix — stress.
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November 25, 2024
Ottawa announces joint project with Interpol to fight international auto theft
The federal government says it has entered into a three-year, $3.5 million partnership with the international police organization Interpol to help fight transnational auto and auto parts theft involving organized criminal groups.
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November 25, 2024
Law360 Canada Pulse survey: majority of lawyers say they are satisfied with their jobs
A recent survey of lawyers is indicating overall satisfaction with many aspects of the profession, despite some lingering concerns about things like stress and compensation.