Insurance
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April 25, 2025
SCC rules CRTC has no jurisdiction to decide 5G access disputes between telecoms and municipalities
In a decision that addresses the role of so-called “dynamic” statutory interpretation in cases where technology has evolved or other circumstances have changed significantly since a law was enacted, the Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed 7-2 that the CRTC does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes between telecom carriers and public authorities that have refused to allow the telcos to deploy 5G small cell antennas on public property.
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April 25, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds $15,000 damages for privacy breach, without proof of further harm
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld $15,000 in non-pecuniary damages for each person whose privacy was breached when a rogue ICBC employee accessed the private data of 78 policyholders and sold some of it to criminals, leading to arson and shooting attacks against 13 people.
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April 25, 2025
‘Economic growth’ a key focus of Conservative and Liberal platforms on immigration, tax and regulation
Both parties currently leading in the polls for the federal election next week have proposed law-related measures in the areas of immigration, regulation and taxation that they contend will boost Canadian businesses and help the economy grow.
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April 23, 2025
Securities regulators pause work on new mandatory climate and diversity disclosures
Canadian securities regulators have paused work on the development of a new mandatory climate-related disclosure rule and amendments to the existing diversity-related disclosure requirements in the face of rising economic uncertainty, according to a release by the Canadian Securities Administrators.
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April 22, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal finds trial judge miscalculated loss of income damages in personal injury case
The B.C. Court of Appeal has increased a damages award for earnings losses in a personal injury case, finding that the trial judge erred by using a capital asset approach to assess the plaintiff’s loss of past and future earning capacity.
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April 22, 2025
New B.C. health care costs recovery bill modest when compared to ‘draconian’ 2024 proposals: lawyer
B.C. has announced it is tightening its legislation on recovery of health care costs, and a legal observer is calling them modest when compared to a law that the provincial government proposed last year but did not enact.
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April 17, 2025
SCC adopts ‘single-date’ approach to when bankrupt may be off the hook for gov’t student loan debt
The Supreme Court of Canada has settled 6-3 conflicting case law over when a bankrupt may be released from government student loan debt, pursuant to ss. 178(1)(g)(ii) and 178(2) of the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA).
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April 17, 2025
Ontario’s civil procedure overhaul: From fishing expeditions to reliance-based disclosure
Ontario’s civil justice system is on the cusp of its most sweeping transformation in over a century. The Civil Rules Review 2025, launched by Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz and Attorney General Doug Downey, is not simply tinkering at the edges — it’s a fundamental reimagining of how litigation is conducted in this province.
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April 16, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal orders new trial in auto crash case over jury instruction errors
The B.C. Court of Appeal has overturned a jury verdict that found a driver not liable for rear-ending a car merging onto a highway, ruling that the trial judge failed to properly instruct the jury on the legal duties of both drivers.
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April 16, 2025
B.C. brings legislation to eliminate sick notes for short-term absences
The B.C. government is bringing changes to the province’s Employment Standards Act, eliminating the need for workers to get sick notes for short-term absences. The province said this would give health care providers more time to spend with patients, saving over 180,000 physician hours each year.