Ontario: In loss transfer claims, each request for indemnification has its own limitation period

Economical Mutual Insurance Company v. Zurich Insurance Company has brought certainty to the limitation of loss transfer claims between insurers. In a loss transfer claim, each Request for Indemnification is an independent cause of action with its own limitation period.… Continue Reading

Alberta: Trustees of a person under disability can delay commencing an action indefinitely (or at least for decades)

Section 5 of the Limitations Act suspends the operation of limitation periods during the time that a claimant is a “person under disability”. In Knibb v. The Carstairs Battle Cats, the Court of Appeal confirmed that “person under disability” includes… Continue Reading

Ontario: Will challenges subject to the two-year limitation period

The Superior Court has ruled on the application of the Limitations Act, 2002 to will challenges. The general two-year limitation period in section 4 of the act applies, subject to the section 5 discovery provisions. Leibel v. Leibel involved two… Continue Reading