Supreme Court of Canada Says Jesuit’s Insurers Don’t Need to Defend Sexual Abuse Claims

Recently, the Supreme Court of Canada issued their decision in the Jesuit Fathers of Upper Canada v. Guardian Insurance Co. of Canada case, concluding that the Guardian Insurance company was under no duty to defend the Jesuit Fathers of Upper Canada against claims of sexual abuse. The Jesuits operated and administered an Indian residential school…

Are You Entitled to Interest on Arrears?

Does your business issue invoices requiring the payment of interest on outstanding arrears?  Do those terms match a current and valid credit agreement between your business and the customer?  Although you may think that you are entitled to interest at the rate stated on your invoice, the recent case of a wood supplier and cabinetmaker indicates…

Marriage Re-Defined Means Adultery Re-Defined

The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently re-defined “adultery”.  Traditionally, there has been a reasonably clear definition and understanding of adultery for the purposes of obtaining a divorce (the Divorce Act, section 8, states that a spouse may seek an immediate divorce based on the grounds of adultery).   It was limited (based on the traditional…