7/30/2025 4:12:05 PM Security for Costs Do Not Come Easy: A Lesson from Bains v Adam 2025 ABCA 235 By Inderpal Gill In Bains v Adam, 2023 ABKB 491, Dr. Jagdev Singh Bains brought three actions against the various named defendants, relating to three...
7/25/2025 6:24:38 PM A Practical Guide for Shareholder Disputes - Part 1: Understanding Oppression Claims By Nathaniel Brenneis “A Practical Guide for Shareholder Disputes” is the first installment in Brownlee LLP’s three-part series, designed for Alberta...
7/9/2025 8:31:37 PM Comparing Outcomes: BC Court of Appeal Confirms Test for Loss of Earning Capacity as Real and Substantial Possibility of Loss By Usna Tynan Kelleher Background and Appeal This is an appeal from a personal injury decision in the B.C. Supreme Court, in Aujla v. Nijjar, 2022 BCSC 1262....
7/4/2025 7:55:51 PM Inquiring Minds Want to Know By Kyle Allen Don't overlook the duty to inquire Employees are generally expected to inform their employers if they have a disability and/or need...
6/26/2025 8:00:55 PM Thank You, Sherlock: A Claimant’s Duty to Investigate following Eberhardt By Nathan Belsek In Eberhardt v Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2025 BCSC 1069, the Supreme Court of British Columbia considered the scope of...
6/20/2025 5:30:02 PM Can I Be Held Liable If My Niece Steals My Car and Crashes It During A Teenage Joyride? By Faiza Khan Introduction: Vicarious Liability and Family Use of Vehicles In Rowan v Kramer, 2025 ABKB 306, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench...
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...