An insured must inform its insurer of any facts that affect its insurability or that an insurer would consider relevant in assessing risk. This duty to disclose such facts exists ... [more] Full article

A Notice of Intent to Defend is the shortest of the pleadings that may be filed in an Ontario action and, in most cases, is of little consequence. Comprised of ... [more] Full article

CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS: MICHAEL OSBORNE, HARRY MCMURTRY, KENNETH DEKKER DOES WORLD WIDE WEB MEAN WORLDWIDE LIABILITY FOR CYBER LIBEL? The internet’s nature as a medium that is at once everywhere and ... [more] Full article

In a series of recent decisions, courts in Canada and the Commonwealth have adapted the traditional rules for defamation and jurisdiction to defamation on the internet, and will take jurisdiction if the defamatory materials were downloaded to any significant extent within the jurisdiction, provided that the plaintiff has a sufficient connection with the jurisdiction. As a result, foreign publications with online readers in Canada can be liable in Canada for defaming someone in Canada. [more] Full article