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 10, 2022 Damaged Curbs Do Not Attract Automatic Liability By Shad Chapman By the Brownlee LLP Litigation Team By utilizing key sections within the Municipal Government Act (MGA), the Municipality of Crowsnest...
May 04, 2022 Sunken Sprinkler Head Can’t Trip Up Municipal Government Act Protections By Shad Chapman By the Brownlee LLP Litigation Team In 2019 and 2020, our municipal litigation team successfully defended the City of Lethbridge against...
Apr 28, 2022 Inspections and Maintenance Key to a Strong Defence By Shad Chapman By the Brownlee LLP Insurance Defence Team Last week we discussed how the Municipal Government Act provides municipalities with defences...
Apr 20, 2022 When a Municipality is not Liable for Damages or Injury on its Property By Shad Chapman By the Brownlee LLP Insurance Defence Team It’s easy for anyone using a street, sidewalk, or public place to take their safety for...
Apr 14, 2022 New Pyke Decision May Create Uncertainty for Municipal Statutory Defences By Drew Wilson By Drew Wilson, Lawyer Introduction Certain sections of the Municipal Government Act [1] place legal duties on municipalities, while...
Jan 21, 2022 Campaign Disclosure Statements: If You Ran, Get Yours Filed By Curtis Auch By Curtis Auch, Lawyer As the dust settles following the October 18, 2021 municipal and school board general election, it can be tempting...
Nov 02, 2021 In Nelson V Marchi, Supreme Court Clarifies the Core-Policy Defence for Municipalities By Drew Wilson By Drew Wilson, Lawyer The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recently provided municipalities and lower courts guidance in applying the “core...
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...
Nov 17, 2020 Sufficiency of Reasons for SDAB Decisions By Keean Lehtinen The Alberta Court of Appeal has overturned a decision of a Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB). Cowan v Grande Prairie No 1,...
Oct 29, 2020 It’s a Sign! Court Confirms Municipalities Can Ban Roadside Ads By Greg Plester Derek King Bonnie Hu By Derek King, Greg Plester, and Bonnie HuOn September 8, 2020, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench upheld a municipality’s authority to...
Sep 21, 2020 What’s Yours is Actually Mine? Recent Case Law Clarifies the Line Between Municipal and Private Utility Responsibility, and Best Practices By Marny Paul By Kelley Fiske-Nielsen (Associate) and Marny S. Paul (Associate) The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed leave to appeal, mid-February...