Overview
This case arose out of injuries sustained by an individual when
ice allegedly fell from an above canopy onto her head as she was
exiting a grocery store. The plaintiff sued the property owner
(represented by Michael Kennedy at McCague Borlack LLP), who in
turn sued its winter maintenance contractor for contribution and
indemnity pursuant to a hold harmless clause in its contract.
The dispute between the property owner and the winter
maintenance contractor ended in summary judgment, the circumstance
of which was triggered by the contractor bringing a summary
judgment motion against the property owner on the argument that the
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The European plant-based alternative food market is forecast to
grow to €2.4 billion by 2025, from €1.5 billion in 2018.
This growth is evidenced by the increasing popularity of trends
such as Veganuary, which saw its highest number of participants to
date in 2020. An increasing number of food companies, including
popular chains such as McDonald s and Pret, have been expanding
their vegan and vegetarian options. Lawmakers are now having to
consider the regulatory effects of these market changes, an area
which has historically been confusing and controversial.
Meat-free alternatives
The Irish investment limited partnership (the "ILP"), now re-shaped as a flexible fund investment vehicle following amendments made to the existing Investment Limited Partnership Act, 1994 (the "ILP Act").
Summary
Geneva Trust
Company v IDF and MF or
Re Stingray
Trust
Judgment) is the
latest in a line of decisions of the Cayman Islands courts
considering the meaning and scope of the Cayman firewall
provisions. The Grand Court has now provided important
clarification about the effect of Section 90 of the Trusts Act
2020
2 - that it does not operate to
bestow exclusive jurisdiction on the Cayman Islands courts (as
previous cases have suggested) and that common law principles of
forum non conveniens still have relevance and application
in the context of disputes concerning Cayman Islands trusts.
The Court also provided further guidance on the application of
In Wastech, the SCC sought to clarify the scope of the duty to exercise contractual discretionary powers in good faith previously recognized in Bhasin v. Hrynew (2014 SCC 71).