Brownlee Insights

4/18/2024 8:56:39 PM

Alberta Utilities Commission's Renewables Inquiry: A Municipal Perspective

By Jeneane Grundberg, Q.C., ICD.D Lorne Randa Alifeyah Gulamhusein +4 more...

BACKGROUND [1] On the eve of the expiry of the Generation Approval Pause Regulation, which put in place a pause on approvals of...

2/22/2024 4:49:48 PM

By David Pick Drew Wilson

Case citation: Paramount Resources Ltd v Grey Owl Engineering Ltd, 2024 ABCA 60 When the polluter pays for the clean-up costs of a...

1/18/2024 3:48:10 PM

By Marny Paul

Case citation: Howse v Calgary (City), 2022 ABQB 551, Howse v Calgary (City), 2023 ABCA 379 Before municipalities adopted statutory...

11/8/2023 4:07:10 PM

By Molly Clark

Written by Molly Clark, AssociateCase citation: Pyke v. Calgary (City), 2023 ABCA 304, The long-awaited appeal decision of Pyke v....

9/5/2023 3:02:40 PM

By Marny Paul

Written by Marny S. Paul, Senior Associate September 5, 2023 Most municipalities in Alberta have identified affordable housing as a top...

6/29/2023 5:25:32 PM

By Lorne Randa

Ensuring future access to municipal utilities and infrastructure By Lorne Randa, Partner, Brownlee LLP What a paradox it would be to...

6/1/2023 10:24:31 PM

By Richard Jones

Annapolis Applied in Alberta - Constructive Taking 530556 Alberta Ltd. v His Majesty the King in right of the Province of Alberta...

4/26/2023 4:13:11 PM

By Hassan Khan

When we go camping or spend time at a lake, we usually assume the area is safe for swimming and diving. However, accidents can and do...

3/21/2023 4:51:31 PM

By Drew Wilson

In Legare v Acme (Village), 2022 ABPC 54, the Provincial Court of Alberta determined the Village of Acme was liable to the Plaintiff...

9/21/2020 12:00:00 AM

By Marny Paul

By Kelley Fiske-Nielsen (Associate) and Marny S. Paul (Associate) The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed leave to appeal, mid-February...