Aug 22, 2022 B.C. Court Finds no Liability for Company Hired to Clear Municipal Sidewalks By Duncan Taylor By Duncan Taylor, Lawyer A recent decision by the Supreme Court of British Columbia has found that a pedestrian who slips and falls on a...
May 18, 2022 Alberta Court Refuses to Grant Indefinite Limitation Period for Environmental Liabilities By Duncan Taylor By Duncan Taylor, Lawyer The recent Paramount Resources Ltd v Grey Owl Engineering Ltd, 2022 ABQB 333 decision released by Justice Kachur...
Apr 08, 2021 Ownership Without Control Results in no Liability for Vehicle Lessors in WCB Cases By Ted Spyracopoulos Duncan Taylor By Ted Spyracopoulos, Lawyer; and Duncan Taylor, LawyerAlberta courts have again applied the principles from McIver v McIntyre to...
Mar 30, 2021 Court denies Workers’ Compensation Board’s claim against vehicle lessor By Duncan Taylor By Duncan Taylor, LawyerBrownlee LLP was successful in obtaining the dismissal of a claim brought by the Workers’ Compensation Board...
May 21, 2020 Vehicle Inspectors Cannot be Held Liable if too Much Time Has Passed Since the Inspection By Brownlee Law By Ashley Cosgrove The Provincial Court of Alberta recently released its decision in Harney v F & D Crane Holdings Inc., et al, 2020...
Mar 05, 2020 Right-of-Way: When Civil Liability and Well-Meaning Signals for Drivers to Proceed Collide By Duncan Taylor Written by Duncan Taylor Drivers communicate with each other through a number of means beyond the traditional use of indicators and...
Jul 26, 2019 New Guidance in Establishing a Successful Reasonable Use of Force Defence By Duncan Taylor Written by Duncan Taylor On May 13, 2019, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench released its decision in Day v Woodburn. This case will...