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.

Residential Tenancies, Mental Disabilities, and Evictions

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton Case Commented On: AG obo ZG v FirstService Residential Alberta Ltd, 2022 AHRC 38 (CanLII) PDF Version: Residential Tenancies, Mental Disabilities, and Evictions This case concerns a challenge to an eviction from a rented condominium – … Continue reading →

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Women’s Charter Equality before the Supreme Court of Canada: Where Do We Stand as of International Women’s Day 2022?

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton & Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Women’s Charter Equality before the Supreme Court of Canada: Where Do We Stand as of International Women’s Day 2022? Matter Commented On: International Women’s Day 2022 March 8 is International Women’s … Continue reading →

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The Chilling Effect of Costs on Appeals from Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service Orders

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: The Chilling Effect of Costs on Appeals from Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service Orders Case Commented On: Chisholm v Boardwalk General Partnership, 2021 ABQB 991 (CanLII) This brief decision by Justice John T Henderson concerns … Continue reading →

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Frost on the Constitutional Windshield: Challenge to Critical Infrastructure Defence Act Struck by Alberta Court of Appeal

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jennifer Koshan, Lisa Silver and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Frost on the Constitutional Windshield: Challenge to Critical Infrastructure Defence Act Struck by Alberta Court of Appeal Case Commented On: Alberta Union of Public Employees v Her Majesty the Queen … Continue reading →

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Setting Aside and Varying Orders of the Residential Tenancies Dispute Resolution Service for Procedural Unfairness

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Setting Aside and Varying Orders of the Residential Tenancies Dispute Resolution Service for Procedural Unfairness Cases Commented On: 21006414 (Re), 2021 ABRTDRS 19 (CanLII), 20003149 (Re), 2020 ABRTDRS 18 (CanLII), 20003525 (Re), 2020 ABRTDRS … Continue reading →

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