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.

Perennial Problem of Section 8 of the Interest Act

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: Perennial Problem of Section 8 of the Interest Act  Case considered: Equitable Trust Co. v. Lougheed Block Inc., 2011 ABQB 193 This is one of several recent cases concerning the Lougheed Building at 604 – 1st Street SW … Continue reading →

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Vindication of a Residential Tenant’s Rights – At Least Temporarily

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Vindication of a Residential Tenant’s Rights – At Least Temporarily Case Commented On: Lautner v Searle, 2011 ABQB 263 This very short decision by Master Walter H. Breitkreuz, Q.C., is about an unjustified and … Continue reading →

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Leave to Appeal an Arbitration Award: Is There a Public Interest Requirement?

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: Leave to Appeal an Arbitration Award: Is There a Public Interest Requirement?  Case considered: Milner Power Inc. v. Coal Valley Resources Inc., 2011 ABQB 118 This brief judgment raises an interesting question. Is it possible to interpret section … Continue reading →

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Tracing Original Property to Replacement Property: What Evidence is Required?

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: Tracing Original Property to Replacement Property: What Evidence is Required?  Case considered: Scheffelmeier v. Krassman, 2011 ABCA 64 In Scheffelmeier v. Krassman the Alberta Court of Appeal once again dealt with tracing exempt property under the Matrimonial Property … Continue reading →

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Interpreting Section 15(2) of the Charter: LEAF’s Intervention in Alberta (Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development) v Cunningham

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Interpreting Section 15(2) of the Charter: LEAF’s Intervention in Alberta (Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development) v Cunningham  Cases Commented On: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta (Minister of Aboriginal Affairs … Continue reading →

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