Oct 18, 2018 Re-Serve Your Formal Offer If You Want Double Costs By Nabeel Peermohamed In Rockyview Enterprises v Starline Windows, et al, (1601-03526) Justice Romaine dismissed the Plaintiff's appeal of Master Farrington's...
Jun 20, 2018 17 Weeks and Counting.... By Brownlee Law On October 17, 2018, the 95-year old prohibition on cannabis will be lifted. Over the next 17 weeks, the Provinces and Territories will...
Jun 06, 2018 SUMMARY JUDGMENT: A TALE OF TWO TESTS By Nabeel Peermohamed A panel from the Alberta Court of Appeal recently issued their split decision in Whissell Contracting Ltd. v. Calgary (City), 2018 ABCA...
Jun 01, 2018 Municipal Defamation By Keean Lehtinen Written by John Gescher In a recent case the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reiterated that only individual municipal councillors and...
May 31, 2018 July 23, 2018 Deadline for Municipalities By Keegan Rutherford As a reminder, changes to the Municipal Government Act require Alberta municipalities to complete the following by JULY 23, 2018: ...
May 29, 2018 BMO and Simplii Ransom Attack By Brownlee Law Yesterday, both BMO and Simplii announced their systems had been infiltrated by rogues. Between them, they estimate the data of 90,000...
May 23, 2018 Is Your Municipality Ready? Upcoming MGA Deadlines and How to Comply By Keegan Rutherford In order to comply with recent changes to the Municipal Government Act, municipalities in Alberta should be considering their obligations...
May 22, 2018 Consultant Certificate Controversy: Are Progress Certificates Binding? By Brownlee Law Did you know that progress certificates issued by owner-appointed consultants such as architects or engineers won't always be binding on...
May 18, 2018 Cautionary note-in communications with HR. By Keean Lehtinen Written by John Gescher In a recent case the Ontario Superior Court of Justice declined to attach privilege to communication by e-mail...
May 11, 2018 Garage not liable in new SCC decision By Brownlee Law The Supreme Court of Canada released a decision this morning on the determination of liability when a minor is injured in a car stolen...
May 09, 2018 Leave it to the Lottery? Dealing with Cannabis Retailers in Your Community By Keegan Rutherford With the forthcoming legalization of cannabis in Canada, municipalities across the country are considering how they will deal with issues...
May 08, 2018 ALBERTA JUDGE USES MGA DEFENCES TO DISMISS APPEAL By Nabeel Peermohamed In Kowalchuk v. Blanchard, et al., (unreported), the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench recently applied the statutory defences under the...