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.

Who Bears the Loss for Converted Security Deposits?

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: Who Bears the Loss for Converted Security Deposits?  Case considered: Equitable Trust Company v Lougheed Block Inc., 2012 ABCA 87 This judgment is one of several arising as a result of foreclosure proceedings taken with respect to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Contracts, Property | 2 Comments

The Proper Person to Renew an Assigned Lease

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: The Proper Person to Renew an Assigned Lease Case considered: C & H Properties Inc. v Amos (Discount Thrift Store), 2012 ABQB 106 Carelessness with respect to assignments and subleases can easily jeopardize commercial tenants’ rights to renew … Continue reading →

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Refining Vexatious Litigant and Vexatious Spokesperson Jurisprudence

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

Case considered: Allen v Gray, 2012 ABQB 66 PDF version: Refining Vexatious Litigant and Vexatious Spokesperson Jurisprudence Alberta’s new vexatious litigant provisions have been in force for almost five years now and a useful body of precedent has been developed. Novel points … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Procedure: New Rules of Court, Vexatious Litigants | 2 Comments

Waiver of Dispute Resolution under the New Rules

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: Waiver of Dispute Resolution under the New Rules Case considered: IBM Canada Limited v Kossovan, 2011 ABQB 621. In IBM Canada Limited v Kossovan, Mr. Justice Bryan E. Mahoney provided the first judicial interpretation of an important new … Continue reading →

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Is this the end of an “endless repetition of failed litigation” – at least in Alberta?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: Is this the end of an “endless repetition of failed litigation” – at least in Alberta?  Case considered: Karaha Bodas Company, L.L.C. v Perusahaan Pertambangan Minyak Dan Gas Bumi Negara, 2011 ABCA 291 The Court of Appeal waxes … Continue reading →

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