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.

Wear and Tear, Cleanliness, Repair, Replacement and Betterment: A Landlord’s Claims for Compensation at the End of a Residential Tenancy

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Wear and Tear, Cleanliness, Repair, Replacement and Betterment: A Landlord’s Claims for Compensation at the End of a Residential Tenancy Case Commented On: Barry v Navratil, 2019 ABPC 229 (CanLII) This decision by Judge Jerry … Continue reading

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Discrimination Justified in Elder Advocates of Alberta Society Class Action

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton and Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Discrimination Justified in Elder Advocates of Alberta Society Class Action Case Commented On: Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta, 2019 ABCA 342 (Can LII) The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed … Continue reading

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Time for Buy-Back: Supreme Court Set to Hear Important Adverse Effects Discrimination Case

By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Time for Buy Back: Supreme Court Set to Hear Important Adverse Effects Discrimination Case Case Commented On: Fraser v Canada (Attorney General), 2018 FCA 223 (CanLII), leave to appeal granted, 2019 CanLII … Continue reading

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Three Leaves to Appeal the Claimed Jurisdiction of Court of Queen’s Bench Over Vexatious Litigants

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Three Leaves to Appeal the Claimed Jurisdiction of Court of Queen’s Bench Over Vexatious Litigants Cases Considered: Lymer (Re), 2018 ABCA 368 (CanLII); Jonsson v Lymer, 2019 ABCA 113 (CanLII); Makis v Alberta Health Services, 2019 ABCA 23 … Continue reading

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How to Interpret a Will, or “Motorcycles make a House a Home”

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: How to Interpret a Will, or “Motorcycles make a House a Home” Case Commented On: Hicklin Estate v Hicklin, 2019 ABCA 136 (CanLII) Hicklin Estate is a judgment interpreting one word in a will – the … Continue reading

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