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...
Jun 17, 2022 No One is Perfect: Standard of Care Required of an Occupier is Reasonableness not Perfection By Phoenix Howe By Phoenix Howe, Student In the recent Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench decision of Westerveld v Cineplex Entertainment Corp, 2022...
Mar 18, 2021 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...
Mar 02, 2021 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...
Jan 14, 2021 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,...