BDO CANADA LLP’S Ottawa Accident Benefits Conference

Date:        May 29, 2019 Time:        8:00a.m. – 1:35p.m. Location:  In Person – Ottawa Join partner Heather Kawaguchi at BDO Canada LLP’s Ottawa Accident Benefits Conference on May 29, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. – 1:35 p.m. EST. This seminar is held to assist Ontario...
Suit Mix

Suit Mix

Several recent trends in personal injury litigation could potentially shake up the industry. Among them are the availability of insurance covering opposing parties’ legal costs, a tendency for more personal injury lawsuits to be filed well before the expiry of the...
Liability risk for private pot retailers

Liability risk for private pot retailers

Your retail client could be at risk of a lawsuit if it starts selling cannabis, but the exposure may not be the same as the liability risk of a bar serving alcohol, an insurance defence lawyer suggests. Whether a retailer selling cannabis or alcohol could be sued is...
How these proposed lawsuit rules could benefit insurers

How these proposed lawsuit rules could benefit insurers

If proposed rules affecting Ontario lawsuits are brought into place, insurers could be paying much less for plaintiffs’ expert witnesses, a lawyer suggests. Ontario has what it calls a “simplified procedure,” which is intended to make it simpler and cheaper to take...