It is important to remember that the occupier's duty to provide security is not absolute.

Full and final releases are implied in all settlement agreements. However, the comprehensive releases that are typically exchanged are not strictly required if the release is implied.

In its recent decision of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada v. SNIC, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the "Court")...

In order to protect limitation periods, especially in cases where liability is yet to be determined, there is an obligation on counsel to identify, name, and pursue all parties who may be liable to the plaintiff(s).

Mediation is an increasingly common form of dispute resolution and one which provides many benefits to any party who would otherwise engage in litigation.

In the classic cartoon from The New Yorker, a lawyer sits across from a prospective client and remarks: "You have a pretty good case, Mr. Pitkin.

The plaintiff is a young woman who was romantically involved with the defendant, a young man, in high school.

All of the other tenants had left as a result of agreements made with the Landlord, which offered to relocate the Tenant into similar premises in an adjoining building owned by the Landlord, and to pay compensation.

As a means of attracting and retaining qualified directors and officers, corporations have chosen to shield their directors and officers from personal liability.

If the parties have expressly agreed to notice terms in the employment contract, then the court will enforce those terms.

Among the notable changes is the introduction of the concept of good faith.

Recent Ontario decisions continue to clarify when a court may require a plaintiff to pay cancellation or "no show" fees after failing to attend a medical examination. Recent case law suggests Courts are increasingly willing to award such costs, provided certain conditions are met.

The recent Ontario Superior Court decision, Lavender v Miller Bernstein, serves as a reminder – and a warning – that the Canadian jurisprudence is beginning to recognize a cause of action in negligence emerging from a negligent misrepresentation where the representor owes a duty of care to the representee.

The recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in R v Jarvis is the high court's most recent pronouncement on privacy rights.

In property damage claims involving water infiltration or water damage, associated mould issues are common.

Only levels one and two are allowed on Ontario roads.

Diminished value claims for property damage to automobiles are statutorily barred by section 263 of the Insurance Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. I.8.

In R v Villaroman, the Supreme Court of Canada recently dealt with the issue of circumstantial evidence and the inferences that can be reasonably drawn from that evidence in order to find an accused guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Employment practices liability (EPL) coverage protect employers from a variety of actions brought by employees, including wrongful dismissal, sexual harassment, accommodation, discrimination, negligence, unjust enrichment, breach of contract, and breach of duty of good faith actions.

In Patterson v Peladeau, 2020 ONCA 137, the Ontario Court of Appeal ("ONCA") considered whether Justice Hackland of the Ontario Superior Court