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Good Faith and Contractual Performance: A Party cannot use a limitation of Liability Clause to Escape its own Deceitful Behaviour
November 2021

Download PDF Over the past year, Canadian courts have evaluated and analyzed the concept of “good faith” in contractual performance. Following a recent ruling…
Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Data Exclusion Clauses in CGL Policies – No Duty to Defend
May 2021

Download PDF The key takeaway for businesses is that in order to be properly insured against cyber-attacks, a cyber liability policy or endorsement is…
Federally Regulated Employers Must Comply With New Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Laws
April 2021

Download PDF In order to protect workers in federally regulated workplaces, the federal government made changes to the Canada Labour Code regarding workplace harassment…
COVID and the Courts: The Year in Review
March 2021

Download PDF Canada has officially surpassed the one-year anniversary of our first case of COVID-19. The ensuing pandemic has since disrupted almost every aspect…
Canada’s Highest Courts Deliver a Series of Landmark Decisions on Contract Law
January 2021

Download PDF While COVID-19 forced us to work under lockdown last year, Canada’s court system continued to conduct hearings electronically. In doing so, the…
Employer Held Liable for Shoddy Workplace Investigation
December 2020

Download PDF In a recent decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ordered an employer to pay $55,000.00 in compensation to its former employee…

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