Author Archives: Kyle Gardiner

About Kyle Gardiner

Kyle Gardiner, J.D. (Calgary), is a lawyer in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group at Lawson Lundell LLP in Calgary. During his law degree, Kyle was a recipient of the Shea Nerland Calnan Research Fellowship in tax law, the Dean Michael Wylie Social Responsibility Award, and the Hon. Cecilia Johnstone Equality Award.

The Discoverability Principle Applies—No Seriously, For Real This Time—to Contract Claims in Alberta

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Kyle Gardiner

By: Kyle Gardiner PDF Version: The Discoverability Principle Applies—No Seriously, For Real This Time—to Contract Claims in Alberta Case Commented On: Weir-Jones Technical Services Incorporated v Purolator Courier Ltd, 2019 ABCA 49 (CanLII) Last month, the Alberta Court of Appeal … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Cohabitation Agreements: Considering Property Division Laws for Unmarried Cohabitants

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Kyle Gardiner

By: Kyle Gardiner PDF Version: The Cost of Cohabitation Agreements: Considering Property Division Laws for Unmarried Cohabitants Report Commented On: Alberta Law Reform Institute, Property Division: Living Together Before Marriage, Report for Discussion No. 31  On September 29, 2017, the Alberta … Continue reading →

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How the Canada Child Benefit Affects Separated Parents: The Post-relationship Breakdown Family Unit of Taxation

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Kyle Gardiner

By: Kyle Gardiner PDF Version: How the Canada Child Benefit Affects Separated Parents: The Post-relationship Breakdown Family Unit of Taxation Matter Commented On: The Liberal Government’s Fall Economic Update, Indexing Canada Child Benefit Payments to Inflation In its fall economic update … Continue reading →

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Legal Innovation, Access to Justice, and the University of Calgary’s Family Law Incubator

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Kyle Gardiner

By: Kyle Gardiner PDF Version: Legal Innovation, Access to Justice, and the University of Calgary’s Family Law Incubator Matter Commented on: The University of Calgary’s Family Law Incubator Family law litigants are increasingly experiencing difficulty with access to justice that compounds … Continue reading →

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Flipping DBS: Finding Limits on Retroactive Child Support Variation

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Kyle Gardiner

By: Kyle Gardiner PDF Version: Flipping DBS: Finding Limits on Retroactive Child Support Variation Case Commented On: CLW v SVW, 2016 ABQB 546, appeal filed. In 2006, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in the case of DBS v SRG, 2 … Continue reading →

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