Chad Kopach On Issues Facing The Construction Industry During COVID-19.

During the COVID-19 crisis, Blaneys is continuing its Podcast remotely, with a series of new Podcasts tackling the many challenging legal issues raised by the pandemic and the measures being taken to combat it.

In Swiss Reinsurance Company v. Camarin Limited, the British Columbia Court of Appeal clarified the test for proving liability under a reinsurance contract absent a follow the settlements clause.

An unusual story from the fine art market offers both explicit and implicit reminders of the critical importance of exercising vigilance in protecting global product identity.

The Ontario Superior Court has released its decision following the liability trial in the action brought by families of the victims of the crash of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752...

In this second of a two part Blaneys Podcast on commercial leasing in Canada, Dennis Tobin discusses key issues for negotiating an offer to lease in the Canadian real estate market.

As we now know, the provincial general election brought the Liberals into a majority position in Ontario.

Chris McKibbin and articling student Maria Christodoulou had their article "Kleptocurrency: Crime insurers face new challenges with cryptocurrency" published in the April-May 2019 edition of Claims

Powerpoint slides from Marc P. Kemerer's presentation entitled, "Why Bother: Business Challenges to Meeting Public Procurement Requirements."

Post pandemic, many employees have continued to work remotely. For employers, this may create a risk, as a remote employee could trigger a "fixed place of business" tax situation (permanent establishment) for the business.

During the COVID-19 crisis, Blaneys is continuing its Podcast remotely, with a series of new Podcasts tackling the many challenging legal issues raised by the pandemic and the measures being taken to combat it.

Effective April 22nd and for the balance of the time that Ontario is under a State of Emergency, the rules relating to the remote signing of wills and powers of attorney have been revised.

In 2015, American and Canadian courts released a number of decisions of interest to fidelity claims professionals.

Three insurance professionals offer a global perspective.

Blaneys' Partner, Dennis Tobin, was a speaker on a webinar entitled, "How the ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) agenda will revolutionise the insurance industry", hosted by Insurance Law Global on March 22, 2021.

Dominic Clarke, along with Blaneys' associate Zack Garcia, authored an Insurance & Reinsurance 'Thought Leadership' piece for the 2017/2018 Expert Guides'

Ralph Cuervo-Lorens and Dena Givari's article, 'Can the Application of Blockchain Technology Broaden the Horizons for Arbitration?' was published in The Canadian Arbitrator's Summer 2018 Newsletter.

We will not be posting to our blog this week, but will be returning the following week. Wishing everyone celebrating a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and all the best for the holiday season.

Following are the summaries for this week's civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

New York State legislature recently passed two consumer protection bills in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.