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Who Bears the Loss for Converted Security Deposits?
PDF version: Who Bears the Loss for Converted Security Deposits? Case considered: Equitable Trust Company v Lougheed Block Inc., 2012 ABCA 87 This judgment is one of several arising as a result of foreclosure proceedings taken with respect to the … Continue reading
Posted in Contracts, Property
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The Proper Person to Renew an Assigned Lease
PDF version: The Proper Person to Renew an Assigned Lease Case considered: C & H Properties Inc. v Amos (Discount Thrift Store), 2012 ABQB 106 Carelessness with respect to assignments and subleases can easily jeopardize commercial tenants’ rights to renew … Continue reading
Posted in Property
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Refining Vexatious Litigant and Vexatious Spokesperson Jurisprudence
Case considered: Allen v Gray, 2012 ABQB 66 PDF version: Refining Vexatious Litigant and Vexatious Spokesperson Jurisprudence Alberta’s new vexatious litigant provisions have been in force for almost five years now and a useful body of precedent has been developed. Novel points … Continue reading
Waiver of Dispute Resolution under the New Rules
PDF version: Waiver of Dispute Resolution under the New Rules Case considered: IBM Canada Limited v Kossovan, 2011 ABQB 621. In IBM Canada Limited v Kossovan, Mr. Justice Bryan E. Mahoney provided the first judicial interpretation of an important new … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Procedure: New Rules of Court
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Is this the end of an “endless repetition of failed litigation” – at least in Alberta?
PDF version: Is this the end of an “endless repetition of failed litigation” – at least in Alberta? Case considered: Karaha Bodas Company, L.L.C. v Perusahaan Pertambangan Minyak Dan Gas Bumi Negara, 2011 ABCA 291 The Court of Appeal waxes … Continue reading
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