Author Archives: Jonnette Watson Hamilton

About Jonnette Watson Hamilton

B.A. (Alta.), LL.B. (Dal.), LL.M. (Col.). Professor Emerita. Please click here for more information.

Roundtable on Ontario v Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF Version: Roundtable on Ontario v Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario Cases Considered: Ontario v Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario, 2013 SCC 43 On August 13, 2013, Faculty of Law hosted its last Roundtable discussion of the summer. That discussion … Continue reading →

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Is a Lease with an Option to Renew a Subdivision?

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF Version: Is a Lease with an Option to Renew a Subdivision? Case commented on: Strathcona County v. Half Moon Lake Resort Ltd., 2013 ABQB 405 The main question in this case was whether an option to renew a lease … Continue reading →

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Enforcing Alberta’s Restrictions on Consumer Arbitration

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: Enforcing Alberta’s Restrictions on Consumer Arbitration Case commented on: Young v National Money Mart Company, 2013 ABCA 264 (CanLII). This decision by the Alberta Court of Appeal is a welcome addition to the body of consumer arbitration case … Continue reading →

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Adapting and Using the Law in the Recovery from a Natural Disaster

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: Adapting and Using the Law in the Recovery from a Natural Disaster Law on the Edge panel discussion commented on: “Law at the Limits: A Canterbury Tale: Adapting and Using the Law in the Recovery from a Natural Disaster” The … Continue reading →

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Roundtable on Quebec v A: Searching for Clarity on Equality

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Roundtable on Quebec v A: Searching for Clarity on Equality Case Commented On: Quebec (Attorney General) v A, 2013 SCC 5 (case summary available here) On May 13, 2013, we led the … Continue reading →

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