{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-ts","path":"/blog-bite-when-is-a-release-full-and-final/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"Clausehound Blog","author":"Joshua Koudys"}},"markdownRemark":{"id":"d25864ee-2198-50ab-819a-c099a155ad7f","excerpt":"This article Canada: When Is A Release Full And Final? deals\nwith the question of whether a release that covered ‘all claims arising out of the services…","html":"<p>This article <a href=\"http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/604246/trials+appeals+compensation/When+Is+A+Release+Full+And+Final\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Canada: When Is A Release Full And Final?</a> deals\nwith the question of whether a release that covered <strong>‘all claims arising out of the services provided’</strong>, but which did not expressly refer to unknown or\nunforeseeable claims, nevertheless covered unknown or unforeseeable claims arising out of the services provided. This became important a few years later when the\n‘services provided’ resulted in $1.24 million in additional taxes for the releasor. For the answer and legal reasoning, read the full article on Mondaq.com.</p>\n<p>Certain articles within this post were linked and referenced with the permission of <a href=\"https://www.mondaq.com/?clear=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mondaq.com</a>, through our exciting content\ncollaboration with them.  To access Mondaq’s large database of articles written by top law firm lawyers from around the world, you must leave our site and create a\nfree account on theirs.</p>\n<p>Takeaway:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>A release agreement that does not explicitly exclude “unknown claims” or future claims, will potentially result in the release of those claims.  In this case at\nthe appeal level, the lack of explicit treatment on future claims led to a finding that such claims were released by the release language as provided.</li>\n</ul>","frontmatter":{"title":"Blog Bite: When is a release full and final?","date":"April 11, 2018","description":"This article posted to our partner site Mondaq.com deals with the question of whether a release that covered ‘all claims arising out of the services provided’, but which did not expressly refer to unknown or unforeseeable claims, nevertheless covered unknown or unforeseeable claims arising out of the services provided.","author":{"id":"cmcivor@cobaltcounsel.com","first":"Chris","last":"McIvor","bio":null,"image":null},"tags":["Releases","Nature of Release","Waivers and Releases","cmcivor"]}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"/blog-bite-when-is-a-release-full-and-final/","previous":{"fields":{"slug":"/how-can-funds-held-in-escrow-help-you-execute-a-release-agreement/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"How Can Funds Held in Escrow Help You Execute a Release Agreement?","tags":["Releases","Nature of Release","Release and Waiver from Sporting Event","cmcivor"],"author":{"id":"cmcivor@cobaltcounsel.com","first":"Chris","last":"McIvor"}}},"next":{"fields":{"slug":"/blog-bite-when-can-franchisors-enforce-releases-in-british-columbia/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"Blog Bite: When can franchisors enforce releases in British Columbia?","tags":["Releases","Nature of Release","Waivers and Releases","cmcivor"],"author":{"id":"cmcivor@cobaltcounsel.com","first":"Chris","last":"McIvor"}}}}}}