Insurance
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February 27, 2026
The risks of endorsements: Ambiguity of policy in Emond v. Trillium Mutual Insurance Co.
In part one (The risks of endorsements: Emond v. Trillium Mutual Insurance Co.), we discussed the background of the coverage dispute in Emond v. Trillium Mutual Insurance Co., 2026 SCC 3, and identified and analyzed the dissenting finding of Justice Andromache Karakatsanis and Justice Suzanne Côté that the policy was ambiguous. In part two we continue the discussion of Justices Karakatsanis and Côté’s finding.
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February 26, 2026
The risks of endorsements: Emond v. Trillium Mutual Insurance Co.
In its 7-1-1 decision in Emond v. Trillium Mutual Insurance Co., 2026 SCC 3 (Emond), the Supreme Court of Canada found that a homeowners’ insurance policy with an included guaranteed rebuilding cost endorsement did not cover the full costs of complying with updated regulatory requirements because those costs were clearly limited in the body of the policy.
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February 25, 2026
Blaney McMurtry welcomes 3 new partners
Blaney McMurtry LLP has added three lawyers to its partnership: Rae Daddon, Deema Elshourfa and Sarah Mills.
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February 25, 2026
Court slams Human Rights Tribunal’s refusal to hear cases
The Ontario Divisional Court has dismantled a major pillar of the Human Rights Tribunal’s unfair drive to reduce its backlog by dismissing most claims without a hearing.
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February 24, 2026
Court denies $5B class action over alleged drug price fixing
The Federal Court has denied the certification of a proposed class action seeking $5 billion in damages against pharmaceutical companies for allegedly conspiring to fix drug prices in Canada and the U.S. on an industry-wide basis.
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February 23, 2026
Pallett Valo adds Areeb Daimee to insurance defence group
Areeb Daimee has joined Pallett Valo’s insurance defence group, according to the firm.
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February 20, 2026
Visual law: Using tables, diagrams and pictures in legal work
What if the next presentation you attend is only voice without visuals? If an airplane safety card had only text with no pictures? If a furniture assembly guide was not drawn but written? If the television disappears and only books are left?
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February 13, 2026
McDougall Gauley names 7 new partners
Danny Alcorn, Andrew Arguin, Rochelle Blocka, Cam Klein, Glenn MacKay, Fashia Richards and Mackenzie Tulloch have joined McDougall Gauley LLP’s partnership, according to the firm.
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February 12, 2026
‘Distemper of our times’ calls for judges to balance restraint with principled ‘bold action’: CJ Joyal
“Bold” but “properly calibrated” judicial action, rather than reflexive judicial reticence and reserve, is sometimes necessary to preserve public confidence in the justice system — a confidence on which the foundational principle of judicial independence depends, says Manitoba Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal.
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February 12, 2026
Ontario Court of Appeal calling for papers to honour late Justice Bertha Wilson
The Ontario Court of Appeal is calling for papers to mark the 50th anniversary of the late Bertha Wilson’s appointment to the court as part of a symposium honouring the woman who went on to become Canada’s first female Supreme Court justice.