In its recent decision of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada v. SNIC, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the "Court") considered the priority of a travel policy and auto policy to pay out-of-province medical expenses. Both insurers claimed they were excess to each other, with the travel insurer relying upon the Ontario Court of Appeal's ruling in RBC Travel Insurance Company v. Aviva Canada Ltd. ("RBC Travel"), which limited the application of section 268(6) of the Insurance Act (which legislates all other insurance policies to be "excess" insurance to auto policies). However, the auto insurer's counsel (Michael Kennedy with McCague Borlack LLP) successfully argued that RBC Travel should be distinguished, resulting in the auto policy being held to be excess due to section 268(6).

On November 6, 2024, Bill 216, Building Ontario For You Act (Budget Measures) (“Bill 216”) received Royal Assent, resulting in a number of changes to the Construction Act (the “Act”) in Ontario. 

The Court dismissed LifeLabs LP's ("LifeLabs") application for judicial review. 

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual court hearings have become the norm, and in-person court attendances are harder to come by.