Jul 25, 2024 Mark your Calendars: Legislation Amendments Require Submission of Franchise Agreements Soon By Keegan Rutherford Overview The Utilities Affordability Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (formerly Bill 19) (the “Act”) was proclaimed on June 20, 2024,...
Feb 22, 2024 Pipeline Predicaments: A Showdown of Environmental Liability in Alberta's Court of Appeal 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...
Sep 26, 2023 Key Insights for Insurance Adjusters: Lessons from a Property Damage Coverage Dispute By Amrit Kalra Written by Amrit Kalra, Associate Case citation: Tremblett v. TD Insurance Direct Agency Ltd., 2023 BCSC 1366 Insurance adjusters play a...
Jul 25, 2023 Triable Issues & Legal Clocks: Park Place Condo Roof Dispute Examined By Duncan Taylor Courtney Chrusch Written by Duncan Taylor, Associate and Courtney R. Chrusch, Associate An ongoing dispute over a leaky roof between a condominium board...
Jun 29, 2023 Easements and Utility Rights of Way By Lorne Randa Ensuring future access to municipal utilities and infrastructure By Lorne Randa, Partner, Brownlee LLP What a paradox it would be to...
Mar 21, 2023 Court of King’s Bench Confirms Stigma Damages and Strict Interpretation of MGA Defences | Legare v Acme (Village), 2023 ABKB 145 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...
Mar 08, 2023 Beyond Four Walls: BC Court of Appeal Determines Scope of Coverage for Property Damage Occurring 'Within Your Dwelling' By Amrit Kalra The homeowners emerged victorious in the recent Court of Appeal decision interpreting coverage for property damage that occurred “within...
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...