- Winter Maintenance Contracts - Featured Case Study: Ruetz v Metro Canada - Michael Kennedy, February 16, 2021
- Water Damage Raubvogel et al v. The City of Vaughan et al - Adam Grant, December 30, 2016
MUNICIPAL LIABILITY
- Accident Benefits
- Animal Law
- Appeals
- Automobile Fraud
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency Litigation
- Cannabis Law
- Civil Fraud Recovery
- Class Actions
- Commercial & Business Litigation
- Construction and Infrastructure
- Criminal, Regulatory & Administrative Law
- Cyber Risk
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- Defamation & Reputation Management
- Directors & Officers Liability
- Employment Law
- Energy Law
- Environmental Liability
- Estate & Trust
- Family Law
- General Casualty & Special Risks
- Health, Life & Disability Insurance
- Human Rights, Harassment & Abuse
- Insurance Coverage
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Landlord and Tenant
- Malpractice & Healthcare Litigation
- Marine Law
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- Municipal Liability
- Not For Profit and Charity
- Personal Injury
- Police Services
- Privacy Law & Investigations
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
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- Sports, Recreation & Resort Liability
- Subrogation
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Practice Areas
The legal complexities faced by today’s municipalities are myriad. Our law firm’s Municipal Liability Group has extensive experience with the broad range of legal exposures faced by municipal bodies in the administration of their duties.
We are also well-versed in the corresponding insurance concerns. Our objective is to provide cost-effective, results-oriented service to insureds and insurers. We draw on our years of experience and depth of talent to take creative and innovative approaches toward successful solutions.
As recognized leaders in this field, our Municipal Liability Group represents municipalities in a wide variety of cases, including motor vehicle accidents involving road maintenance standards, sewer back-ups, and incidents at public facilities such as arenas and parks. We also have particular expertise in claims that arise from the location of underground utilities.
We are well qualified to litigate liability claims in the following areas:
- winter maintenance
- road maintenance, repair, and construction
- motor vehicle accidents
- Ontario Building Code inspections
- management of playgrounds, parks, and arenas
- utility management
- police and fire department operations
- land use and development
- employment
- human rights
- environmental liabilities
- defamation
Our lawyers have the further skills required to assist with the insurance coverage issues that often face municipalities as a result of liability claims. We readily provide opinions and representation with respect to the nuances of coverage grants, exclusions, and endorsements. This expertise links to a wide range of risk management services for our clients, including:
- drafting and interpreting municipal contracts and agreements
- drafting and interpreting insurance policies
- advising on the sufficiency of existing insurance coverage
- providing seminars and training programs
- reviewing by-laws
- advising on protocols and procedures for record-keeping
- advising with respect to media relations
- acting in quasi-criminal prosecutions
- providing a 24-hour emergency response team
- Minimum Maintenance Standards and Municipal Sidewalks - Case Study: Cromarty v. Waterloo (City) by Van Krkachovski, April 28, 2022
- Dispensing with dispensaries: Pot shops on every corner by Eric Turkienicz, Published with The Lawyer's Daily, March 30, 2022
- The Difficulties of Relying on the Minimum Maintenance Standards - Case Study: Lloyd v Bush by Van Krkachovski, March 24, 2022
- Improperly sued? Can you recover costs if the action is dismissed? Rule 23.05 by Alan S. Drimer, February 03, 2022
- Revisiting Governmental Immunity in Negligence Claims - Case Study: Nelson (City of) v. Marchi by Alan S. Drimer, October 26, 2021
- Loss of Care, Guidance, and Companionship Damages: A New Benchmark? Case Study: Moore et al., v. 7595611 Canada Corp. by Alan S. Drimer, June 28, 2021
- Winter Maintenance Contracts - Featured Case Study: Ruetz v Metro Canada by Michael Kennedy, February 16, 2021
- Silence is not golden when it comes to contracts - Case Study: C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger by Howard Borlack, January 08, 2021
- Jury Questions: When to Ask for Reasons - Case Study: Cheung v. Samra 2020 ONSC 4904 by Michael Kennedy, September 28, 2020
- The Court exercises its "Fact Finding Powers" - Case Study: Carmichael v. GSK Inc. by Howard Borlack, September 26, 2020
- Ontario Courts updating online infrastructures to accommodate COVID-19 needs for safety by Howard Borlack, August 11, 2020
- A Plea for Simple Pleadings , McCague Borlack LLP, May 31, 2020
- So You've Released a Defendant Municipality: Can you Still Have a Jury Trial? by Van Krkachovski, First presented at a Client Seminar., August 15, 2019
- Taking A Dip Into Public Pool Liability: Municipal and Resort Related Liability by James Tomlinson, First presented at a client seminar., February 28, 2019
- No Playing Around: An UPDATE on Tort Liability and School Yard Injuries , September 11, 2018
- Common Interest Privilege: A New Tool in the Litigation Basket by Howard Borlack, May 25, 2018
- Insurer's Duty of Good Faith will not be expanded by Supreme Court Case Comment: Usanovic v. Penncorp , First Published to MB's Client List, January 09, 2018
- No Playing Around: Tort Liability and School Yard Injuries , September 18, 2017
- Mediating a Road Authority Claim on Behalf of a Municipality by Van Krkachovski, Previously Published in the February 2017 Issue of the Litigator, April 03, 2017
- The Municipal Act: Minimum Maintenance Standards Revisited by the Ontario Court of Appeal by James Tomlinson, March 31, 2017
- Featured Case Study: Water Damage Raubvogel et al v. The City of Vaughan et al , January 18, 2017
- Back to Basics on Betterment: A Primer on Recent Judicial Decisions Pertaining to the Issue of Betterment , First sent by MB Client Newsletter, December 07, 2016
- Legalizing Marijuana: Are Dispensaries and Vapour Lounges the new Tavern? , November 29, 2016
- Ontario Court of Appeal releases decision in expert evidence case , MB Newsletter, January 29, 2015
- Apportioning Liability in Single-Vehicle Accidents: The Clash between Contributory Negligence, the Driver’s Liability, and a Municipality’s Duty of Care , Ontario Bar Association - Insurance Law Section, March 01, 2012
- Reckless driver solely at fault for single-vehicle accident despite poor road construction by Michael Kennedy, McCague Borlack's Transportation Newsletter, October 22, 2011
- On Your Bike by Van Krkachovski, Ogra's Milestones, November 30, 2008
- Lights and Siren by Van Krkachovski, Ogra's Milestones, August 31, 2008
- Cracks in the Defence, Sidewalk Maintenance and Municipal Liability by Van Krkachovski, Ogra's Milestones, May 31, 2008
- Treading on Thin Ice, Keeping Sidewalks Safe by Van Krkachovski, Ogra's Milestones, January 31, 2008
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