12/5/2025 4:23:48 PM St. Michael’s Hospital Fraud Case: Key Takeaways for Public Institutions and Contractors By M. Ali Naqvi The ONSC found John Aquino (“Aquino”), former president of Bondfield Construction, and Vas Georgiou (“Georgiou”), former executive at...
12/3/2025 11:02:53 PM The BC Supreme Court Reinforces a Plaintiff’s Duty to Exercise a Modicum of Awareness For Their Own Safety in Petrunia v. Pensionfund Realty Limited, 2025 BCSC 2345 By Iqra Azhar Background The recent decision of Petrunia v. Pensionfund Realty Limited, 2025 BCSC 2345 is a welcomed reminder that while occupiers...
12/2/2025 5:28:54 PM The BC Supreme Court Reinforces The Duty to Disclose Atypical Risk in Commercial Contracts in Kate Energy Holdings Inc. v. Energetic Services Inc., 2025 BCSC 2286 By Amrit Kalra Background Can the cost of damaging an old used trailer come at a new trailer price tag? The BC Supreme Court says no in Kate Energy...
10/31/2025 5:34:24 PM Beyond the Blueprint: When do Owners Owe a Duty of Care to Contractors? By Cassandra Paterson Introduction In construction projects, the relationship between owners and contractors is usually governed by a formal contract. But...
10/23/2025 4:00:52 PM A Practical Guide for Shareholder Disputes Series By Nathaniel Brenneis “A Practical Guide for Shareholder Disputes” is an ongoing series that is designed for Alberta business owners, directors, and...
10/23/2025 3:26:26 PM No Substantial Connection: Ontario Court Dismisses $16 Million Claimfor Consequential Economic Losses By Iqra Azhar In Avedian v. Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc., 2025 ONSC 5700, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a $16 million claim for...
10/21/2025 3:17:17 PM New Trial Ordered Following Failure to Consider Injuries Possibly Sustained in the Course of Rehabilitation: Lessons from Aujla v Boldt 2025 BCCA 228 By Inderpal Gill Karenjit Aujla was involved in two separate motor-vehicle accidents in June 2015 and January 2016. She went to trial and was awarded...
10/20/2025 5:43:30 PM A Practical Guide for Shareholder Disputes: When Internal Authority Breaks Down - The Indoor Management Rule By Nathaniel Brenneis M. Ali Naqvi “A Practical Guide for Shareholder Disputes” is an ongoing series that is designed for Alberta business owners, directors, and...
10/20/2025 3:38:10 PM When the Party's Over - Peterson v Anderson, 2025 NSSC 186 By Sarah Holder When the party’s over: Does a social host owe a duty of care to a co-tenant for injuries suffered when assaulted by a party guest? ...
10/17/2025 5:33:47 PM The Risk of Re-Trial: Causation and the Divisibility of Injuries By Nathan Belsek In 7-Eleven Canada Inc. v Tommy, 2025 BCCA 220, the British Columbia Court of Appeal considered the legal principles surrounding...
10/16/2025 8:16:30 PM Ancestral Remains on Construction Sites: Legal, Practical and Contractual Considerations By Olivia Brassard Construction projects can face unexpected challenges, but few are as sensitive and consequential as the discovery of ancestral remains...
10/9/2025 9:51:58 PM Harvest Sky Solar Farm: Town of Hanna Successfully Intervenes before the AUC to Stop a Solar Power Plant By Jeneane Grundberg, KC, ICD.D Brendan Dzioba AUC Decision 29274-D01-2025 Background The Alberta Utilities Commission (the “AUC”) rejected an application for a 15-MW solar project...