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Thumbs-up Emoji Can Create a Binding Contract - South West Terminal Ltd. v. Achter Land & Cattle Ltd., 2023

Over 10 billion emojis are sent each day.1 The “thumbs up” emoji is commonly used as an indication...

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Fire Protection Systems and Cybersecurity

With the ever-growing importance placed on technology in our everyday lives, fire protection systems are no ex...

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Winter Operations Plan Template

Every municipality can use this document as a template for creating a Winter Operations Plan. This document is...

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Sample Insurance Requirements for Contracts

Intact Public Entities (IPE) has reviewed thousands of contracts on behalf of our clients. The major purpose o...

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Claim Case Study: Building Permits

Building permits, and especially older building permits granted by municipalities have additional unknown liab...

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Risk Management Considerations for Traffic Calming Strategies – Speed Humps

Speeding is a problem on urban streets, rural roads, county/regional roads and provincial highways. Traff...

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Claim Case Study: Montaque v. Handa Travel Student Trip Ltd.

This claim involves a class action lawsuit that alleges the class members were misclassified as volunteers whe...

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Claim Case Study: Beardwood v. Hamilton (City)

This case provides a glimmer of hope to municipalities because it demonstrates, that if a municipality maintai...

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Driver Abstracts and their Value in the Hiring Process

When selecting a candidate for a position that will operate a motor vehicle, reviewing Driver Abstracts should...

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