Home Visits

Given the geographic scope of our business it is not unusual for Field lawyers to travel for several hours to meet with insureds. To prepare for a liability trial we travelled to the insured’s home located 130 km from Calgary to brief him for trial as he was an elderly man. We also travelled 150 km to Red Deer, Alberta to brief the insured’s nephew. The nephew agreed to testify at the trial even though the relationship between the nephew and the insured was strained. The Court relied on the evidence of the insured and his nephew and dismissed the Plaintiff’s claim in its entirety. During the trial, we were also in constant contact with the insured’s daughter and made suitable arrangements for the insured to attend the trial in Calgary.