8/22/2022 9:53:06 PM 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...
6/17/2022 3:22:05 PM No One is Perfect: Standard of Care Required of an Occupier is Reasonableness not Perfection By Brownlee Law By Phoenix Howe, Student In the recent Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench decision of Westerveld v Cineplex Entertainment Corp, 2022...
3/18/2021 6:07:14 PM Know the ABs and the BCs of Icy Sidewalk Actions: Comparing Slip and Fall Law in Alberta and British Columbia By Michael Colwell Bonnie Hu By Michael Colwell, Lawyer; and Bonnie Hu, Lawyer Almost 20 years ago, the Alberta Court of Appeal affirmed the decision in Kluane v...
3/2/2021 12:00:00 AM BC Court of Appeal Says Homeowner Does Not Have to Clear City Sidewalk By Michael Colwell In Der v. Zhao, 2021 BCCA 82, BC’s Court of Appeal recently considered whether a residential property owner has to remove snow and ice...
1/14/2021 6:21:30 PM Municipalities Afforded Additional Protection as Occupiers: Ellis v City of Lethbridge, 2020 ABQB 783 By Drew Wilson By Drew Wilson, Associate The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench recently upheld the lower Court’s decision in Ellis v City of Lethbridge,...