Author Archives: Cliff Shaw, Q.C.

About Cliff Shaw, Q.C.

Clifford J. Shaw, Q.C. of Leon Brener Law is a member of the Alberta and Nova Scotia Bars. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1996. Cliff is a 30-year Calgary lawyer. His primarily banking law practice, includes civil litigation. Cliff has a Bachelor of Arts from St. Francis Xavier University, a Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie University, and a Master of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School of York University. He teaches the Unsecured Creditors’ Remedies and the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Law courses in the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary. Cliff recently taught the Business Law course in the Bissett School of Business at Mount Royal University. He participates in university instructor training programs offered through The Teaching and Learning Centre at the University of Calgary.

Clarion Call for Consistent Statute Interpretation

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Cliff Shaw, Q.C.

PDF Version: Clarion Call for Consistent Statute Interpretation Case commented on: Piikani Energy Corporation (Re), 2013 ABCA 293, rev’g 2012 ABQB 187 This Alberta Court of Appeal decision (per Justices Frans Slatter, Patricia Rowbotham, and Barbara Lea Veldhuis) came to … Continue reading →

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Ride the Coattails –Yahoo!

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Cliff Shaw, Q.C.

PDF version: Ride the Coattails –Yahoo! Case considered: Toronto Dominion Bank v Letendre, 2012 ABQB 323 rev’g 2012 ABQB 369. This was a competition for the surplus funds paid into court in a mortgage foreclosure action.The case examined policy and … Continue reading →

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