In our recent email alert regarding Physician Assisted Death, we suggested that the Chambers Justice had found that it was appropriate in applications for exemptions to receive evidence from the physicians...

Effective January 1, 2016, the maximum minor injury amount was adjusted by 1.3%, to $4,956.

Until now, appeals of orders under the Employment Standards Code were heard by Provincial Court judges.

Alberta Primetime interviewed Teresa Haykowsky regarding a recent case of bullying and harassment involving an Edmonton teacher and a junior high student.

In the second decision in a week in favour of upholding the plain meaning of employment contracts...

Following the removal of two liberal MPs from Justin Trudeau's liberal caucus over allegations of sexual assault, and the ongoing Jian Ghomeshi affair

McLennan Ross Partner, Teresa Haykowsky, joined ‘Edmonton AM with Mark Connolly, Tara McCarthy' to discuss...

In what will surely offer welcome competition to the very successful Queen's University course, the University of Saskatchewan just announced a new intensive five day course.

By Order in Council dated September 6, 2019 (O.C. 156/2019), the Lieutenant Governor in Council has made the following appointments to the board of directors of the Alberta Energy Regulator ...

Yesterday, McLennan Ross issued an analysis of Alberta's new climate change plan, focusing on the report of the climate change panel.

Effective January 1, 2017, the maximum minor injury amount was adjusted by 1.3%, to $5,020. This increase is in accordance with the Minor Injury Regulation...

We previously reported on the Styles v. Alberta Investment Management Corporation decision of the Court of Appeal.

In June 2016 we sent out an alert regarding the changes in the Income Tax Act which stated that the tax advantages of a common corporate structure used by professionals...

McLennan Ross partner, Dan Bokenfohr, joins CBC Listen's Judy Aldous to discuss what employers and employees need to know as workplaces begin to reopen.

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were challenges with backlogs and scheduling dates with the Courts. Now with Court closures and adjournments...

As a result of health concerns arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alberta Courts closed on March 23, 2020 to the public and shortly thereafter to lawyers for all but emergency hearings.

In late 2020, the Alberta government introduced a number of important and controversial changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

On May 11, Dan Bokenfohr was featured as a guest speaker on CBC Radio's show, Alberta at Noon with Judy Aldous. Dan discussed what employers and employees need to know as workplaces begin to reopen.

Articling Student Elisa Rabello was recently featured in a profile piece from the University of Alberta. The article explores her unique background, including enrolment in the University's Internationally Trained Lawyer Pathway.

When claims are settled with minors it is generally a condition that plaintiffs' counsel apply for Court approval of the settlement to ensure it is binding on the minor