Sep 15, 2023 Deny With Care: Insurers need solid evidence in order to prove there has been a “material change in risk" By Michael Colwell Written by Michael Colwell, Associate A new court decision is required reading for insurers determining whether any “material change in...
Sep 05, 2023 Facilitating Affordable Housing Projects in Your Community - Municipal Tools, Strategies and Options to Consider By Marny Paul Written by Marny S. Paul, Senior Associate September 5, 2023 Most municipalities in Alberta have identified affordable housing as a top...
Apr 26, 2023 Headrush: Court Blames City and Diver for Headfirst Dive By Hassan Khan When we go camping or spend time at a lake, we usually assume the area is safe for swimming and diving. However, accidents can and do...
Jul 11, 2022 Above and Beyond the Code – Adherence to Building Codes does not Automatically Absolve an Occupier of Liability By Keean Lehtinen By Phoenix Howe, Student In the recent Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench decision of Westerveld v Cineplex Entertainment Corp, 2022...
Jun 27, 2022 Consider Your Safety: Visitors are Required to Act with Ordinary Diligence Under the OLA By Keean Lehtinen By Phoenix Howe, Student In the recent Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench decision of Westerveld v Cineplex Entertainment Corp, 2022...
Jun 22, 2022 Double duty: 'Direct and visible supervision' of third parties is required under BC’s Occupiers Liability Act By Michael Colwell An occupier has a positive duty to make its premises reasonably safe for visitors by taking reasonable care to protect such visitors from...
Jun 17, 2022 No One is Perfect: Standard of Care Required of an Occupier is Reasonableness not Perfection By Keean Lehtinen By Phoenix Howe, Student In the recent Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench decision of Westerveld v Cineplex Entertainment Corp, 2022...
Jun 13, 2022 Reasonable Safety is Sufficient to Absolve an Occupier of Liability Under the OLA By Keean Lehtinen By Phoenix Howe, Student In the recent Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench decision of Westerveld v Cineplex Entertainment Corp, 2022...
May 10, 2022 Damaged Curbs Do Not Attract Automatic Liability By Shad Chapman By the Brownlee LLP Litigation Team By utilizing key sections within the Municipal Government Act (MGA), the Municipality of Crowsnest...
May 04, 2022 Sunken Sprinkler Head Can’t Trip Up Municipal Government Act Protections By Shad Chapman By the Brownlee LLP Litigation Team In 2019 and 2020, our municipal litigation team successfully defended the City of Lethbridge against...
Feb 15, 2022 No Hazard? No Liability! By Nabeel Peermohamed Written by Nabeel Peermohamed In the recent case of Dueling et al v Shell Canada Ltd et al, 2022 ABQB 25, the dismissal of the...
Feb 08, 2022 What to do Immediately after a Slip and Fall Accident By David Pick Nabeel Peermohamed You’re a business owner who has made reasonable efforts to mitigate the risk of a slip and fall on the company’s property, but accidents...