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.

The Adverse Impact of Mandatory Victim Surcharges and the Continuing Disappearance of Section 15 Equality Rights

By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: The Adverse Impact of Mandatory Victim Surcharges and the Continuing Disappearance of Section 15 Equality Rights Case Commented On: R v Boudreault, 2018 SCC 58 (CanLII) It was just over one … Continue reading

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Court of Queen’s Bench Requires Vexatious Litigant to Seek Court’s Permission Before Accessing Any Non-Judicial Body

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Court of Queen’s Bench Requires Vexatious Litigant to Seek Court’s Permission Before Accessing Any Non-Judicial Body Case Commented On: Makis v Alberta Health Services, 2018 ABQB 976 In many written decisions rendered over the … Continue reading

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Challenge to the Queen’s Bench Vexatious Litigant Procedure

Posted on December 5, 2018; revised June 10, 2019. By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Challenge to the Queen’s Bench Vexatious Litigant Procedure Case Commented On: Lymer (Re), 2018 ABCA 368, Lymer (Re), 2018 ABQB 859 On November 16, in Lymer (Re), … Continue reading

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Saskatchewan Land Titles Decision Calls Out for Appellate Review

By: Nigel Bankes and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Saskatchewan Land Titles Decision Calls Out for Appellate Review Case Commented On: Registrar of Titles and Great West Life Assurance Company and Primrose Drilling Ventures Ltd, 2018 SKQB 290. This decision … Continue reading

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Responsibility for Undisclosed Defects in Pre-Owned Real Property

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Responsibility for Undisclosed Defects in Pre-Owned Real Property Case Commented On: Smiley v Salat, 2018 ABPC 178 (CanLII) The freely available “virtual library of Canadian legal information” that is CanLII does not allow Google or … Continue reading

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