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April 3 - Howard Borlack was selected for Lexpert 's Special Edition: Infrastructure 2025

Mar 28 - Clearing the Smoke: Ambiguous Marijuana Exclusions in Insurance Policies by Sara Rhydderch of Brownlee LLP

Mar 27 - Litigation Pitfalls: Lessons on Delay, Prejudice, and Limitation Periods from Sampare v. 1199 Holdings Ltd. by Amrit Kalra of Brownlee LLP

Mar 26 - Navigating Negligence: BC Court of Appeal Upholds Delfs v. Stricker by Leilani Karr & David Pick of Brownlee LLP

Mar 21 - Watch What You Post on Social Media by Jasreen Bhangu of Brownlee LLP

Mar 17 - Case Comment: Chisholm v. Valemount Forest Products Ltd. by Sarah Holder of Brownlee LLP

Mar 12 - Limitation Periods: Ultimate Edition: The impact of Huether v. Sharpe, 2025 ONCA 140 by Eric Turkienicz & Olivia Polihronis of McCague Borlack LLP

Mar 11 - Drawing the Line: Court Denies Paralegal Coverage Under Lawyer’s Policy by Arman Brar of Brownlee LLP

Feb 26 - A Smoother Path to Resolution: Ontario’s Construction Adjudication Overhaul by Ali Aghaeinia and Eric Turkienicz of McCague Borlack LLP

Feb 14 - Precision and Prejudice: Primary Consideration under Rule 4.31 by Nathan Belsek of Brownlee LLP

Feb 14 - Worth Its Weight in Gold? Not When Liability Clauses Tip the Scales by Arun Raju & Eric Turkienicz of McCague Borlack LLP

Feb 14 - Waive Liability Goodbye: Takeaways from Bernier v. Ville d’Ottawa by Iqra Azhar of Brownlee LLP

Jan 31 - Key Numbers for 2025 - by Sophia Souffront & Draeden Lee of McCague Borlack LLP

Jan 15 - A gift that doesn’t stand the test of time by Howard Borlack & Angela Ribarich of McCague Borlack LLP

Jan 8 - When Employment Controls the Journey: Lessons from Fushtey v. WCB by Neil Zimmerman of Brownlee LLP

 

Dec 31 - Overcoming Limitations Act Issues to Realize the Value Of Icebreaker Settlements by Howard Borlack and Kyle MacDonald of McCague Borlack LLP

Dec 20 - Brownlee LLP Partner David Pick will assume the role of Executive Director of Canadian Litigation Counsel 

Dec 20 - Bill 216 and Key Changes Coming to the Ontario Construction Act by Eric Turkienicz & Chanpreet Shokar of McCague Borlack LLP

Dec 18 - Clause or Chaos? Decoding Forum Selection Clauses in Contracts by Mina Khan of Brownlee LLP

Dec 9 - The Cost of Deception: Fraud, Credibility, and Insurance Coverage in Motor Vehicle Claims by Drew Wilson of Brownlee LLP

Nov 30 - Supreme Court of Canada settles controversy, adds to list of substantive review precedents by Alan Meka of McCague Borlack LLP

Nov 20 - From Funk to Fairness: Alberta’s New Take on SEF 44 Endorsements by Amrit Kalra & Hassan Khan of Brownlee LLP

Nov 14 - Transport Tangles: Liability Limits and Insurance Agreements by Sarah Holder of Brownlee LLP

Nov 6 - Governance Changes: The Impact of the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2024  by Alifeyah Gulamhusein, Derek King, and Whitney Mosley of Brownlee LLP

Oct 31 - New Authority: Property Tax Incentive Bylaws for Residential Property by Greg Plester, Rebecca Kos, and Stephen Raitz of Brownlee LLP

Oct 30 - Thorns and Roses of Arbitration Clauses to Third-Party Beneficiaries by Alan Meka and Eric Turkienicz of MB

Oct 29 - Introducing EPR in Alberta: How Municipalities Can Navigate this New Waste Diversion Model by Marny Paul of Brownlee LLP

Oct 24 - Tortfeasor Covered: Victim’s Covenant to Insure Supersedes Indemnification Clause by Nathan Belsek of Brownlee LLP

Oct 22 - Defining Detection: The Fight Over Coverage in Paramount v. Chubb Insurance by Arman Brar of Brownlee LLP

Oct 11 - Legal Causation in Medical Malpractice Claims  by Hillel David, Howard Borlack, Peter Yaniszewski, and Theresa Hartley of MB

Sept 18 - Review the Bill of Costs! by Sarah Rhydderch of Brownlee LLP

Sept 13 - Coffeehouse Brawl: Dangers in Litigating Personal Injury without Expert Testimony by Dylan Sigurdson of Brownlee LLP

Aug 29 - No Judgment Required to Apply New PJI Rates by Dylan Sigurdson of Brownlee LLP

Aug 26 -  Who's the Owner? Who's Liable? Harris v. Ward case study by Angela Ribarich and Howard Borlack of MB

Aug 6 - A Fiery Legal Battle: Insurance Coverage and the Collapse of the Empress Hotel by Sarah Rhydderch of Brownlee LLP

July 10 - Breaking New Ground: A Landmark Case in Canadian Jurisprudence on Future Cost of Care Awards Involving Psilocybin by Amrith Kalra of Brownlee LLP

July 16 - The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth: Lessons from McGlue v. Girvan 2024 BCCA 208 on Proving Injury Claims by Hassan Khan of Brownlee LLP

July 16 - The High Bar for Overturning Jury Awards by Kevin Stephen of Brownlee LLP

July 25 - Mark your Calendars: Legislation Amendments Require Submission of Franchise Agreements Soon by Keegan Rutherford of Brownlee LLP

June 6 - SPECT Scan Evidence: A Diagnostic Aid or a Novel Science? Case Comment: Kolapully v. Myles by Eric W.D. Boate, and Maxwell Gill of MB

May 31 - The Three Expert Rule: When Proving your Claim Requires More by Neil Zimmerman of Brownlee LLP

May 31 - The Impact of Credibility on Personal Injury Awards by Drew Wilson & Kevin Stephen of Brownlee LLP

May 22 - Data Breach: A Cautionary Tale of What Legal Privilege Can be Asserted Over in a Cybersecurity Investigation - Case Comment: LifeLabs LP v. Information and Privacy Commr (Ontario) by Howard Borlack and Chanpreet Shokar of MB

May 16 - Was the collapse natural? by Maude Gaulin

May 16 - An Employer's Right to Dismiss an Employee is not Absolute - Case Comment: Dufault v The Corporation of the Township of Ignance by Martin Smith and Nicholas Therens of MB

May 14 - Three words to avoid broker liability: document, document, document by Michael Colwell of Brownlee LLP