6/18/2025 8:39:07 PM FOIP – No More! Alberta’s New Public Sector Access to Information and Privacy Legislation is Now in Force By Lorne Randa James Work Anna DeCorby On June 11, 2025, the Government of Alberta issued Order in Council 196/2025, formally bringing into force the Access to Information...
6/17/2025 5:38:51 PM Break Glass In Case of Emergency: Imminent Filing Deadlines and What to Do By Blaise Zak In Frog Lake First Nation v 2250657 Alberta Ltd, 2025 ABKB 206, the Honourable Justice Douglas R. Mah (Edmonton) clarified three...
6/6/2025 5:17:21 PM Case Comment: Murray v Windsor Brunello Ltd, 2023 ABKB 375 By Gregor Allan Elizabeth Parker Facts Murray v Windsor Brunello Ltd, 2023 ABKB 375 concerns a dispute over construction defects brought forward by Donald and Linda...
5/6/2025 5:12:34 PM Lumping Together Past and Future Income Loss Awards? You Can’t Do That. Lessons from Lewis v Gibeau, 2025 BCCA 127 By Neil Zimmerman Inderpal Gill This is an appeal from a decision of the BC Supreme Court in Lewis v Gibeau, 2023 BCSC 784, a personal injury case from 2016 where a...
4/22/2025 4:45:15 PM Burned by Butane, Denied by the Policy: Intent and Insurance in McGregor By Drew Wilson Is subjective intent relevant for the purposes of a criminal act exclusion clause in a home owner’s policy? The short answer is no. In...
4/4/2025 8:12:52 PM Bill 30’s Amendments to the PPCLA: Streamlining the Prompt Payment and Adjudication Process By Nathaniel Brenneis Anna DeCorby On April 1, 2025, the Service Alberta Statutes Amendment Act, 2024[1] (“Bill 30”) came into force, ushering in significant amendments...
4/4/2025 8:06:05 PM Bill 30’s Amendments to the Public Works Act: Introducing Prompt Payment and Adjudication to Public Works By Nathaniel Brenneis M. Ali Naqvi On April 1, 2025, the Service Alberta Statutes Amendment Act, 2024[1] (“Bill 30”) came into force, ushering in significant amendments...
3/28/2025 3:35:12 PM Clearing the Smoke: Ambiguous Marijuana Exclusions in Insurance Policies By Sarah Rhydderch In Busato case (2025 BCCA 79), the British Columbia Court of Appeal considered the applicability of an exclusion clause in a...
3/27/2025 7:28:04 PM Litigation Pitfalls: Lessons on Delay, Prejudice, and Limitation Periods from Sampare v. 1199 Holdings Ltd. 2025 BCSC 234 By Amrit Kalra A recent ruling by the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Sampare v. 1199 Holdings Ltd., 2025 BCSC 234, highlights the importance of...
3/21/2025 10:30:34 PM Watch What You Post on Social Media By Jasreen Bhangu Case Citation: Dr. Wiss v. Khan, 2025 BCSC 181 Dr. Ray Wiss, a practicing physician in Abbotsford, British Columbia, sought summary...
3/17/2025 8:40:11 PM Case Comment: Chisholm v. Valemount Forest Products Ltd., 2025 BCCA 48 By Sarah Holder Case Citation: Chisholm v. Valemount Forest Products Ltd., 2025 BCCA 48 Background Facts The Plaintiff was riding his motorcycle on the...
3/11/2025 6:21:28 PM Drawing the Line: Court Denies Paralegal Coverage Under Lawyer’s Policy By Arman Brar Case Citation: Pryce v. Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company, 2024 ONSC 6195 Overview In Pryce v. Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity...