Publications

Harper Grey lawyers frequently present and publish on a wide variety of legal topics.  We have sorted these documents according area of legal relevance. Just select the area of interest to you and browse through our collection of articles.

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To read articles published before 2005 please view our archived publications.

Administrative Law
Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Environmental Law
Insurance Law

Administrative Law Netletter
Published Monthly by the Administrative Law Group at Harper Grey LLP

The Harper Grey LLP Administrative Law Netletter offers helpful summaries of significant legal developments across Canada to our clients and contacts.

An Education in Debt: Student Loans and Bankruptcy
Original paper prepared for: The Canadian Bar Association Annual Pan-Canadian Insolvency and Restructuring Conference, Quebec, September 2007

Canadian National Railway v. ABC Recycling
Case comment: recovering legal costs associated with site cleanup
Harper Grey LLP Lawyers: Richard P. Attisha, Richard E. Bereti
August 7, 2007

The Environmental Management Act (“EMA”) creates a cause of action where a person who cleans up contamination may sue persons “responsible” for the contamination, as long as the clean up costs were reasonably incurred.

"U.S. Court may Violate International Law in Finding Cross-Border Polluter Liable"
Attisha & Elder featured in The Lawyers Weekly
Harper Grey LLP Lawyer: Richard P. Attisha
May 2007

Has diplomacy in international environmental law ended? Richard Attisha and Cameron Elder discuss the implications of the landmark Teck Cominco Metals decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals.

Harper Grey Insurance Law Seminar, May 2008
Course Materials
Harper Grey LLP Lawyers: Allan Thackray, Q.C., Nigel L. Trevethan, Peter M. Willcock, Sandra L. Kovacs
May 14, 2008

The Harper Grey LLP Insurance Law Seminar was held on May 14, 2008 in Vancouver. Attendees and visitors to our site are welcome to download the course materials.

Courts Siding with Insurers over Criminal Act Exclusion
Article by Jonathan Meadows published in Insurancewest
Harper Grey LLP Lawyer: Jonathan D. Meadows
November 2007

Insurance professionals are often required to consider the potential ramifications of criminal activities. Most deal with fraud or arson on a regular basis. Many are frustrated by the perception that the courts make it difficult for insurers to deny coverage. However, recent decisions with respect to the criminal act exclusion suggest that the judicial tide is turning in favour of insurers.

Firewalls protect mobile insurance bar by minimizing risks of disclosure
Article published in The Lawyers Weekly
Harper Grey LLP Lawyer: Sandra L. Kovacs
October 26, 2007

While clients enjoy the ability to move from one insurance company to another, lawyers' professional mobility is bound by significant restrictions. They owe enduring duties of loyalty and confidentiality to all clients, whether they be an insurer or an insured. However, a recent B.C. decision effectively affords greater mobility to lawyers practicing within the insurance bar, provided sufficient measures are taken to minimize the risk of inadvertent disclosure of confidential client information.