In the workplace, employee terminations, especially those involving just cause, can be contentious. A recent Ontario Labour Relations Board decision reaffirmed a crucial aspect of termination law...

In Korzeniowski v Alberta (Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists), 2024 ABCA 91, Mr. Korzeniowski appealed the finding of guilt in charges brought against him as a member of the Association...

We take for granted at the opening of a tribunal hearing or court application that we will be asked to introduce ourselves, spell our name for the record and state our role in the hearing.

In Darwin Construction (BC) Ltd v PC Urban Glenaire Holdings Ltd., 2023 BCCA 436, the British Columbia Court of Appeal recently assessed when a lien should...

Estoppel is a legal doctrine that operates to hold a person to their promise. Most forms of estoppel act as a "shield" to bar another party's exercise of a right or entitlement.

Dogs are loving members of many of our households, and many of us treat them not only as pets but (particularly hairy) family members. The special relationship we have with our dogs makes dog attacks...

In the recent Alberta case of Korzeniowski v Alberta (Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists), 2024 ABCA 91, the Court of Appeal considered whether the Discipline Committee's denial...

In the Supreme Court of Canada decision of Annapolis Group Inc. v Halifax Regional Municipality, 2022 SCC 36 [Annapolis], the Court clarified the test for a "constructive expropriation".

Effective June 1, 2024, the Personal Property Security Act, RSA 2000, c P-7 (the "Act"), has enacted extensive changes to secured transactions law and judgement enforcement law.

On December 20, 2023, Public Safety Canada (finally) provided guidance on the new Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act.[1] Organizations caught by the Act must submit...

The Act aims to bolster Canada's defenses against foreign interference. It follows on the heels of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions Commission.

The standard real estate purchase contract in Alberta requires a seller to provide the buyer with a Real Property Report ("RPR") along with evidence of municipal compliance (or non-conformance).

In Dugandzic v Alberta (Law Enforcement Review Board), 2024 ABCA 125, the Alberta Court of Appeal dismissed an application to appeal a decision of the Law Enforcement Review Board...

Few have tested the new Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act's (PPCLA) adjudication mechanism; fewer still have brought matters relating to the PPCLA to Court.

Although municipalities have historically been protected from some of these risks, recent decisions from various levels of court seem to reveal a judicial shift toward imposing...

he Public Health Emergencies Governance Review Panel (the "Panel") was formed in early 2023 by Premier Danielle Smith to review the legislation authorizing the orders and regulations whereby the Province responded to the COVID-19 crisis.

For a successful plaintiff, their ability to recover damages will depend on whether the defendant has enough assets to satisfy the plaintiff's judgment.

In recent years, rising rents and eroding housing affordability have put a spotlight on municipal taxes levied on affordable housing accommodations. In tackling the housing affordability crisis

The Alberta Court of King's Bench recently addressed an appeal of the 2023 Lesenko v Wild Rose Ready Mix Ltd decision. The Appeal concerns the enforceability of court ordered limitation periods under the Prompt...