Publications

Reinsurance Alert: BC Court of Appeal Clarifies Test for Finding Liability Against Reinsurer in Swiss Reinsurance Company v. Camarin Limited

Richards Buell Sutton Insurance Newsletter
By:  RBS Lawyers
The BC Court of Appeal released reasons in

Nicole Mangan published in Canadian Defence Lawyers’ Hearsay

Nicole Mangan, litigator and member of the RBS' Insurance group, was published in the December...

Has the Law on “Just Cause” for a Single Incident Changed?

Employment lawyers and human resources personnel are frequently asked whether the conduct of an employee warrants termination for "cause". ...

Who Pays A Strata’s Deductible?

Richards Buell Sutton Insurance Newsletter
By: C. Nicole Mangan

Conflicts often arise between strata corporations, unit owners and their respective...

Security Deposits: What Security Do They Provide Landlords?

Richards Buell Sutton Commercial Leasing Newsletter

Introduction

Deposit provisions in leases are a valuable mechanism for landlords to address lease security....

Employee Conspiracy and Conversion Not Discharged By Bankruptcy

Richards Buell Sutton Employment Newsletter

Cruise Connections Canada v. Szeto, 2015 BCCA 363

In this case, Szeto, a cruise ship booking...

B.C. Court of Appeal Applies Pollution Exclusion Clause in CGL Policy

Richards Buell Sutton Insurance Newsletter
By: Nicholas M. Safarik
In Precision Plating Ltd. v. Axa Pacific Insurance Co., 2015...

Can an Employee Rely Upon Facts Unknown at the Time of Termination to Prove Constructive Dismissal?

Richards Buell Sutton Employment Newsletter
Sometimes the law permits a person to rely on facts unknown to him...

Defend an occurrence outside the policy period?

Richards Buell Sutton Insurance Newsletter
By: Ryan A. Shaw

At issue in Canadian Northern Shield Insurance Company v. Intact Insurance...

Can Misconduct from an Employee’s Private Life be Cause for Termination of Employment?

Richards Buell Sutton Employment Newsletter
By: H. Scott MacDonald

In today's world of social media and 24‑hour news cycles, where cell...

Insurance lawyer Nicole Mangan writes for The Lawyers Weekly

Insurance lawyer, Nicole Mangan, has published an article in The Lawyers Weekly titled “Extreme weather...

Crowdfunding Arrives in British Columbia

Richards Buell Sutton Securities Law Update
By: Joe Chan and RBS Lawyers

On and effective May 14, 2015, British Columbia...