{"id":5947,"date":"2019-11-27T12:41:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T12:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa-new.trisura.com\/?post_type=news&p=5947"},"modified":"2023-01-24T13:14:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T13:14:39","slug":"two-turtle-doves-and-a-pc-insurance-policy-in-a-pear-tree","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.trisura.com\/fr\/news\/two-turtle-doves-and-a-pc-insurance-policy-in-a-pear-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Turtle Doves and a P&C Insurance Policy in a Pear Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Two Turtle Doves and a P&C Insurance Policy in a Pear Tree<\/h2>\r\n
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\r\n It\u2019s the most wonderful time of the year! The decorations, the gatherings, the food \u2013 the holidays are a time to get together and celebrate. They\u2019re also the perfect time to understand a host\u2019s duty of care. <\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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While gatherings can provide opportunities to mingle casually with colleagues and promote camaraderie, employers need to know that they can be held liable for property damage, accidents and injuries caused by employees who overindulge with alcohol at the party.<\/p>

Just as a bartender at a restaurant can be held legally liable for over-serving a patron, an employer can also be held accountable if they serve alcohol at an event and an incident subsequently occurs. A host found himself in this sort of scenario, when a court ruling made in 2018 was overturned earlier this year.<\/p>

In the case of Williams v. Richard, it was originally found that the host (Richard) did not owe a duty of care to the guest (Williams), who was involved in a vehicle collision after consuming alcohol at Richard\u2019s event. The original decision was ruled in favour of Richard, as Williams had initially driven safely home after the event, and the collision hadn\u2019t occurred until Williams drove away from his home after his safe return. It could be argued that the duty of care ended upon Williams original safe arrival home. However, when the case was brought to the Court of Appeal for Ontario, the initial decision was overturned, and Richard was indeed found liable.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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A couple other examples liability issues that may arise at company holiday parties include:<\/p>