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Builder’s risk insurance: the Supreme Court sheds some light on the exclusion of coverage

If you are involved in drafting or interpreting insurance policies, you should be interested in the following.

The Supreme Court of Canada, in Ledcor Construction Ltd v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., recently ruled on two key points:

  • the appropriate standard of review for standard form contracts; and
  • the interpretation of the faulty workmanship exclusion contained in a builder’s risk insurance policy.

Click here to read a summary of this decision.

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Justin Beeby

Lawyer, Partner

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