COVID-19 Liability Series: Minimizing Risk Of Injury Claims

As provincial governments continue to lift restrictions on their economies, the prospect that a new outbreak of COVID-19 could be traced back to the doorsteps of particular business raises special concerns under the law of occupiers' liability. Failure of a business to take reasonable care to control its spread may ultimately expose that business to liability as an occupier.

In this second installment of COVID-19 Liability Series: The Effect of COVID-19 on Businesses' Obligations to Prevent Harm, we address some of the new legal risks posed by COVID-19 when others enter your place of business and highlight possible ways to create a safer environment for customers, workers and contractors.