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...
By the Brownlee LLP Litigation Team By utilizing key sections within the Municipal Government Act (MGA), the Municipality of Crowsnest...
By the Brownlee LLP Litigation Team In 2019 and 2020, our municipal litigation team successfully defended the City of Lethbridge against...
By the Brownlee LLP Insurance Defence Team Last week we discussed how the Municipal Government Act provides municipalities with defences...
By the Brownlee LLP Insurance Defence Team It’s easy for anyone using a street, sidewalk, or public place to take their safety for...
By Drew Wilson, Lawyer Introduction Certain sections of the Municipal Government Act [1] place legal duties on municipalities, while...
By Curtis Auch, Lawyer As the dust settles following the October 18, 2021 municipal and school board general election, it can be tempting...
By Drew Wilson, Lawyer The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recently provided municipalities and lower courts guidance in applying the “core...
By Michael Colwell, Lawyer; and Bonnie Hu, Lawyer Almost 20 years ago, the Alberta Court of Appeal affirmed the decision in Kluane v...
The Alberta Court of Appeal has overturned a decision of a Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB). Cowan v Grande Prairie No 1,...
By Derek King, Greg Plester, and Bonnie HuOn September 8, 2020, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench upheld a municipality’s authority to...
By Kelley Fiske-Nielsen (Associate) and Marny S. Paul (Associate) The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed leave to appeal, mid-February...