The inclusion of limitation and exclusion of liability clauses in contracts entered into in Quebec requires an understanding of civil law and public order restrictions. Since the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruling in...more
Recent Canadian case law is reshaping how legal drafters should approach contractual clauses. Key decisions, including rulings from the Supreme Court of Canada and appellate courts in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and...more
In 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) heard arguments in Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Toronto Sewage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7 (Wastech) and C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45 (Callow), both of which...more
Dans l’arrêt qu’elle a rendu dans l’affaire Wastech Services Ltd. c. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage (l’« affaire Wastech »), la Cour suprême du Canada (la « Cour suprême ») a reconnu l’obligation générale d’exercer...more
In Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage (Wastech), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recognized a general duty to exercise contractual discretion in good faith. This bulletin summarizes the SCC’s...more
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recently granted leave to appeal from the British Columbia Court of Appeal's decision in Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District v Wastech Services Ltd., 2019 BCCA 66. The case...more
Supreme Court of Canada Revives Correctness Test for Interpreting Standard Form Contracts - There is a new exception to the new Canadian approach for reviewing the interpretation of contracts: a trial court’s...more