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Alberta court finds sections of privacy law unconstitutional
On May 8, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta released its decision in Clearview AI Inc. v Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) (the Decision).
Updates to the Nordic Plan
Global | Publication | September 2024
The Nordic Plan is a preferred insurance plan increasingly used by ship operators and approved by financial institutions. This is based on the 2013 plan, last updated in 2023. Despite this, there are concerns that certain provisions in the plan are too narrow, leading to a refusal of cover in a number of recent cases, most recently in relation to the detention of a vessel by Houthi rebels in Yemen, which the insurers argued fell outside the loss of hire war risks insurance.
As a result of this, BankServe recently wrote to their clients advising against the use of the Nordic Plan for any war insurances. If you would like to find out more about BankServe’s reservations on this cover and how these concerns may be addressed, particularly in current circumstances of increased interference with international shipping by non-state parties, please contact us.
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Federal Court quashes Commissioner of Patent’s decision and calls for a robust “due care” analysis for patentees
In a recent decision, Matco Tools Corporation v. Canada (Attorney General), the Federal Court has overturned a Commissioner of Patents (the Commissioner) decision regarding a patent applicant failing to meet the “due care” standard in the context of an unpaid maintenance fee.
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