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Vanishing Horizons: Standard Form Contracts on Appeal in Bridging

The Ontario Court of Appeal (the “ONCA”) has provided fresh guidance on the applicable standard of review for a lower court’s interpretation of a standard form contract. Ontario Securities Commission v Bridging Finance Inc., 2023 ONCA 769 [Bridging] sheds light on the question of whether a standard form contract must have precedential value for an […]

Sabean v Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co : Applying Ledcor and Ordinary Meaning

In its most recent decision, Sabean v Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co, 2017 SCC 7 [Sabean], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) interprets whether the Canada Pension Plan (“CPP”)  is a “policy of insurance providing disability benefits” within the meaning of certain insurance contract clauses.  The case involves the interpretation of a Nova Scotia excess insurance policy, the SEF […]