Publications
Title
Author
Date
Supreme Court Affirms Forseeability Principle
June 2008
Will British Columbia Become Another Health Care Cost Recovery Jurisdiction?
May 2008
Adjusters are Agents of the Insured in Retaining Remediation Contractors

Brian D. Rhodes
March 2008
BC Supreme Court Provides Further Direction on Voiding a Policy for Non-Disclosure
February 2008
"Anti-Subrogation Rule" Reaffirmed
Siobhan O'Sullivan
December 2007
The Supreme Court of Canada Rules on Liability Coverage for Loss "Arising Directly or Indirectly from the use or Operation of a Motor Vehicle"
November 2007
Winds of Change are Blowing for Supreme Court Proceedings in British Columbia

Kathleen S. Duffield
October 2007
Commencing a New Action After an Application to Add a Defendant to Existing
Litigation is Denied
September 2007
B.C. “Caps” Vehicle lessors. Vicarious Liability Exposure
August 2007
British Columbia now Requires Disclosure of Insurance Policies
July 2007
“Faulty or Improper Design” Exclusion in Builders All Risk Policy
June 2007
BC Courts Apply Swagger
May 2007
April 2007
Forum Shopping on Coverage Issues South of the 49th Parallel
Robyn L. Wishart
April 2007
Supreme Court of Canada confirms the “but for” test for causation
March 2007
Concurrent Cause: Derksen Revisited
February 2007
Recent Ontario Court of Appeal Case in Keays v. Honda Canada Inc. Has Big Implications for Employment Practices Liability Insurers
December 2006
“First Past the Post” Allocation of Policy Limits Affirmed for Non-Automobile Claims in British Columbia
November 2006
Solicitor-Client Privilege and Litigation Privilege - What is Exempt from Disclosure, and for How Long?
October 2006
Fortuity or Susceptibility – the British Columbia Court of Appeal Confirms that an Insurer is not Liable to Indemnify Under an All Risks Policy for Damage Resulting from an Inherent Nature or Susceptibility
September 2006
The S.C.C. Rules that an Insurer is Under no Duty to Defend Pursuant to a Claims-made Policy Where a Potential Claim is Discovered but no Claim is Actually Asserted During the Policy Period
Bronwyn M. Turner
August 2006
The S.C.C. Rules that Damages for Mental Distress for Breach of Contract are recoverable in some circumstances
July 2006
The S.C.C. Rules that there is no General Duty of Care Owed by Social Hosts to Third Parties for the Acts of Intoxicated Guests
Chelsea E. McKay
June 2006
Is Swagger Construction Still Good Law? A Discussion of the Impact of the Ontario C.A. Decision in Bridgewood Building Corp.
Katherine S. Fast
May 2006
Interpreting the All-Risk Policy in First Party Claims For Damage to Buildings
Kathleen E. Lafontaine
April 2006
Can a Defendant Avoid Costs in Supreme Court Actions when Damages are Within New Provincial Court Limits?
March 2006
Municipal liability: Can a municipality avoid a duty of care by requiring professional certification of construction projects?
Ronald A. Hatch
February 2006
Is the “Last Chance” Doctrine Really Dead? BC Court of Appeal Considers
January 2006
CGL Policies may be Required to Provide Coverage for Liability Imposed by New Home Warranty Legislation
December 2005
SCC Strengthens Test for Confirmation of a Cause of Action
November 2005
General liability insurers in British Columbia do not have to defend on “leaky building lawsuits” if the insured is a general contractor: The Shifting Judicial Tide
September 2005
Auto policy insurers may be called upon to indemnify plaintiffs in cases that appear to be unrelated to motor vehicle accidents
September 2005
Caution to Primary Risk Insurers in Cases Where an Excess Insurer may be at Risk
Cynthia Hartling-McLean
August 2005
Attention Property Insurers
July 2005
Privacy Issues and the Perils of Marijuana Grow Operations
Robyn L. Wishart
June 2005
Reducing Legal Costs
May 2005
Recent Commercial Liquor Liability Decisions
April 2005
Breach of Statutory Condition
Chelsea E. McKay
March 2005
Amending the Standard Form of Professional Services Contracts
February 2005
The “Jefferson” Decision Reversed by Statute
Ronald A. Hatch
December 2003


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