7/30/2025 4:12:05 PM Security for Costs Do Not Come Easy: A Lesson from Bains v Adam 2025 ABCA 235 By Inderpal Gill In Bains v Adam, 2023 ABKB 491, Dr. Jagdev Singh Bains brought three actions against the various named defendants, relating to three...
7/25/2025 6:24:38 PM A Practical Guide for Shareholder Disputes - Part 1: Understanding Oppression Claims By Nathaniel Brenneis “A Practical Guide for Shareholder Disputes” is the first installment in Brownlee LLP’s three-part series, designed for Alberta...
7/9/2025 8:31:37 PM Comparing Outcomes: BC Court of Appeal Confirms Test for Loss of Earning Capacity as Real and Substantial Possibility of Loss By Usna Tynan Kelleher Background and Appeal This is an appeal from a personal injury decision in the B.C. Supreme Court, in Aujla v. Nijjar, 2022 BCSC 1262....
6/26/2025 8:00:55 PM Thank You, Sherlock: A Claimant’s Duty to Investigate following Eberhardt By Nathan Belsek In Eberhardt v Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2025 BCSC 1069, the Supreme Court of British Columbia considered the scope of...
6/20/2025 5:30:02 PM Can I Be Held Liable If My Niece Steals My Car and Crashes It During A Teenage Joyride? By Faiza Khan Introduction: Vicarious Liability and Family Use of Vehicles In Rowan v Kramer, 2025 ABKB 306, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench...
6/17/2025 5:38:51 PM Break Glass In Case of Emergency: Imminent Filing Deadlines and What to Do By Blaise Zak In Frog Lake First Nation v 2250657 Alberta Ltd, 2025 ABKB 206, the Honourable Justice Douglas R. Mah (Edmonton) clarified three...
6/6/2025 5:17:21 PM Case Comment: Murray v Windsor Brunello Ltd, 2023 ABKB 375 By Gregor Allan Elizabeth Parker Facts Murray v Windsor Brunello Ltd, 2023 ABKB 375 concerns a dispute over construction defects brought forward by Donald and Linda...
5/6/2025 5:12:34 PM Lumping Together Past and Future Income Loss Awards? You Can’t Do That. Lessons from Lewis v Gibeau, 2025 BCCA 127 By Neil Zimmerman Inderpal Gill This is an appeal from a decision of the BC Supreme Court in Lewis v Gibeau, 2023 BCSC 784, a personal injury case from 2016 where a...
4/22/2025 4:45:15 PM Burned by Butane, Denied by the Policy: Intent and Insurance in McGregor By Drew Wilson Is subjective intent relevant for the purposes of a criminal act exclusion clause in a home owner’s policy? The short answer is no. In...
3/27/2025 7:28:04 PM Litigation Pitfalls: Lessons on Delay, Prejudice, and Limitation Periods from Sampare v. 1199 Holdings Ltd. 2025 BCSC 234 By Amrit Kalra A recent ruling by the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Sampare v. 1199 Holdings Ltd., 2025 BCSC 234, highlights the importance of...
2/14/2025 8:41:30 PM Waive Liability Goodbye: Takeaways from Bernier v. Ville d’Ottawa By Iqra Azhar In Bernier (Litigation Guardian of) v. Ottawa (City), 2024 ONSC 6725, the plaintiff sought damages for injuries she suffered while...
2/14/2025 3:39:54 PM Precision and Prejudice: Primary Consideration under Rule 4.31 By Nathan Belsek Ranger v Precision, 2025 ABKB 45 highlights the importance for both insurers and defence counsel to move matters through court in a...