The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently re-affirmed the usefulness of waivers to protect companies from liability, as long as the waiver explicitly covers the contemplated risk and is brought...

Licensed establishments face many unique challenges. One challenge is the danger caused by intoxicated patrons to other guests.

In De'Medici v Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, 2023 ABKB 210, the court took the opportunity to provide clarity on the Civil Practice Note 7 ("CPN7") procedure for dealing with apparently vexatious applications...

In Sun v Allwest Insurance Services Ltd.,(1) the Court dealt with and ultimately dismissed the unmeritorious action commenced by litigants deemed to be vexatious under Alberta's Civil Practice Note 7 (CPN7).

In a recent case from the Ontario Supreme Court from March 22, 2019, the Court held that throwing eggs from a moving vehicle was an ordinary and well-known activity of automobiles...

On April 7, 2022, the Federal Liberal Government released its 2022 Budget entitled "A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable."

Last year, Adam MacNeil wrote an article outlining a newly implemented Federal Guideline directing Crown Prosecutors only to prosecute the most serious of drug possession charges.

The order also delayed that action by the City to give the property owner the opportunity to apply for and appeal the development permit.

When an employee's off-duty misconduct affects a colleague, employers face complex questions about their authority and obligations.

If an employee made misrepresentations during the pre-employment process, termination for just cause may be an option, depending on the circumstances.

n November 20, 2015, the plaintiff was involved in a low impact side swipe type collision with a City of Calgary bus. She suffered mild whiplash to her neck and upper back area which she admitted resolved relatively...

A panel from the Alberta Court of Appeal recently issued their split decision in Whissell Contracting Ltd. v. Calgary (City), 2018 ABCA 204, on May 25, 2018. In that decision, the Court said summary judgment may be appropriate...

The case McGlue v. Girvan, out of the British Columbia Court of Appeal highlights a rare occurrence in which the trial decision was overturned on appeal.

Occupiers often rely on waivers signed by their patrons to escape legal liability. For example, in order to mitigate the risk of any potential lawsuits, occupiers ask their patrons to sign a waiver as part of either a gym membership agreement ...

For many Canadians, the turn of the calendar into the fall and winter months means the return of playing hockey.

On March 23, 2018, Darryl Fushtey, an employee of Codeco-Vanoco Engineering Inc. ("Codeco"), was killed in a vehicle accident while traveling to northern Alberta.

The Plaintiff, Salm Ismail, and Defendant, Amir Hammad, were involved in an altercation at a Tim Hortons on January 2, 2013. The two had known each other since 2008 and had a long history of conflict revolving...

PetroFrontier Corp v Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd, 2022 ABCA 136 arose from a bought-deal securities offering gone wrong.

In 2019 and 2020, our municipal litigation team successfully defended the City of Lethbridge against an Occupiers' Liability Act claim – and a subsequent appeal – by relying on provisions within the Municipal Government Act (MGA).

The Alberta Court of Appeal released a decision on March 15, 2019, that will be influential in the personal injury area of practice.