Samantha Ip and Erin Barnes Share Three Part In-Depth Analysis in The Lawyer’s Daily
The notion of what is deemed to be appropriate conduct in the context of insurance claims has been refined by repeated challenges in Canadian courts. ... Continued
The Changing Environment of Denials & Bad Faith Claims
This paper was initially authored for the Insurance Institute of British Columbia’s (IIBC) Insurance Symposium, April 2019. Over the course of the past two decades, ... Continued
Insurance Covenant in Construction Contract – Requirement to Obtain Insurance Acts as Voluntary Assumption of Risk
Jacobs v. Leboeuf Properties Inc., 2018 ONSC 4795 Covenants to insure are common in commercial leases and construction contracts. The insurance covenant is a contract ... Continued
West Van Holdings Ltd. v Economical Mutual Insurance – Exclusions Must Exclude Clearly and Completely
In the recent case of West Van Holdings Ltd. v. Economical Mutual Insurance Company, 2017 BCSC 2397, the BC Supreme Court considered whether two successive ... Continued
Insured has no obligation to include claims of subrogating insurer in its claim for uninsured losses
In the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision of Tree-Techol Tree Technology v. VIA Rail Canada Inc., 2017 ONCA 876 , the court considered whether ... Continued
Shock wave from Taco Del Mar explosion felt in new Canadian insurance law
Congratulations to Samantha Ip and her team who successfully represented a prominent insurance client in a case that developed new law in Canada. The case ... Continued
Austeville Properties Ltd. v. Josan et al.: Exploding Taco Del Mar makes for Interesting Application of the Corporate Identification Doctrine and New Law on Insurance Covenants
Many in Vancouver will remember when the Taco Del Mar restaurant on West Broadway exploded in the early morning hours of February 13, 2008. That ... Continued
The Pollution Exclusion – Focus On Causation
In its recent ruling in Precision Plating Ltd v Axa Pacific Insurance Co. (“Precision Plating“), the BC Court of Appeal considered when a pollution exclusion ... Continued
Three Clark Wilson Lawyers Spoke at the Fall 2014 USLAW NETWORK Client Conference
Samantha Ip, Andrea Raso and Diane Bell attended the Fall 2014 USLAW NETWORK Client Conference in San Francisco. The multi-day conference featured presentations on today’s ... Continued
CW Insurance Group presented to Insurance Institute
Last week, our Insurance Group presented to the Insurance Institute of BC on the “Top Cases & Industry Developments for 2013-2014“. The event was a ... Continued
Samantha Ip and Cassandra Drake featured in Canadian Insurance Law Reporter
Samantha Ip‘s and Cassandra Drake’s Insurable Interest article, “When It Comes To Defence Costs, First Layer Is Usually The Payer“, was republished in the October ... Continued
Samantha Ip and Cassandra Drake featured in Thompson’s World Insurance News
Our recent Insurable Interest article, “When It Comes To Defence Costs, First Layer Is Usually The Payer”, was quoted in the September 23, 2013 edition ... Continued