Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Kasirer, Nicholas
Neutral Citation2021 SCC 47
Citation2021 SCC 47
Date18 November 2021
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number38949

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44 practice notes
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JUNE 9-13)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • June 13, 2025
    ...v. Diarco Farms Ltd., 2020 SKQB 124, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 SCC 47, Fort Frances v. Boise Cascade Canada Ltd., [1983] 1 S.C.R. 171, Hydro-Québec v. Matta, 2020 SCC 37, Moore v. Sweet, 2018 SCC 52, Bruce MacDoug......
  • Specific Performance: Discretionary Defences and Considerations that Affect Discretion
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...of Canada , [1991] 2 SCR 50 at 57. See also Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Co of Canada , 2021 SCC 47 [ Trial Lawyers ]. THE LAW OF EQUITABLE REMEDIES 440 the distinction between shield and sword cannot be maintained and convey the impression ......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...2020 BCSC 1524 ......................368 Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Co of Canada, 2021 SCC 47 ................................. 439, 443 Trident General Insurance Co v McNiece Bros Pty Ltd (1988), 165 CLR 107, 80 ALR 574, 62 ALJR 508 (HCA)......
  • Canadian Frontline Nurses v. Canada (Attorney General),
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • January 23, 2024
    ...bad faith or lacked transparency: Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 SCC 47 at para 37; Laurentian Pilotage at para [183] While the Respondent points to Nagle’s history of prior misbehaviour, the clean hands doct......
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  • Canadian Frontline Nurses v. Canada (Attorney General),
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • January 23, 2024
    ...bad faith or lacked transparency: Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 SCC 47 at para 37; Laurentian Pilotage at para [183] While the Respondent points to Nagle’s history of prior misbehaviour, the clean hands doct......
  • 2024 ONCA 145,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2024
    ...that might void coverage: Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 SCC 47, 463 D.L.R. (4th) 477, at para. 238 Certain of the Primary Insurer appellants have agreed to sign the DRA but some of the Excess Insurers have not. Th......
  • Loblaw Companies Ltd v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • February 27, 2024
    ...that might void coverage: Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 SCC 47, 463 D.L.R. (4th) 477, at para. 238 Certain of the Primary Insurer appellants have agreed to sign the DRA but some of the Excess Insurers have not. Th......
  • Armstrong v Gula,
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • June 19, 2024
    ...rights that the promise affects: Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 SCC 47 at para 24; Jelonek at para 65 Waiver of a legal right requires (1) full knowledge of the right and (2) an unequivocal and conscious intention t......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JUNE 9-13)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • June 13, 2025
    ...v. Diarco Farms Ltd., 2020 SKQB 124, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 SCC 47, Fort Frances v. Boise Cascade Canada Ltd., [1983] 1 S.C.R. 171, Hydro-Québec v. Matta, 2020 SCC 37, Moore v. Sweet, 2018 SCC 52, Bruce MacDoug......
  • Tick Tock: Time Is Of The Essence For Insurers To Raise Coverage Concerns
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 6, 2025
    ...on the promise or assurance to their detriment (Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company, 2021 SCC 47 [Trial Lawyers Association] at para 15). The majority in Trial Lawyers Association described promissory estoppel in the context of insurance li......
3 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...2020 BCSC 1524 ......................368 Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Co of Canada, 2021 SCC 47 ................................. 439, 443 Trident General Insurance Co v McNiece Bros Pty Ltd (1988), 165 CLR 107, 80 ALR 574, 62 ALJR 508 (HCA)......
  • Specific Performance: Discretionary Defences and Considerations that Affect Discretion
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...of Canada , [1991] 2 SCR 50 at 57. See also Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Co of Canada , 2021 SCC 47 [ Trial Lawyers ]. THE LAW OF EQUITABLE REMEDIES 440 the distinction between shield and sword cannot be maintained and convey the impression ......
  • GOOD FAITH NOT GOOD FOR CONSISTENCY: IRRECONCILABLE RESULTS IN WASTECH AND CALLOW.
    • Canada
    • University of British Columbia Law Review Vol. 55 No. 2, November 2022
    • November 1, 2022
    ...misrepresentation). Contra Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 SCC 47 (SCC), at para 21; Krish Maharaj, "Trial Lawyers Assn. of British Columbia v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Co. of Canada: Changes to Promissory ......