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.

Critical Infrastructure Defence Act Charter Challenge Survives Alberta Government’s Motion to Strike

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jennifer Koshan, Lisa Silver and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Critical Infrastructure Defence Act Charter Challenge Survives Alberta Government’s Motion to Strike Case Commented On: Alberta Union of Public Employees v Her Majesty the Queen (Alberta), 2021 ABQB 371 (CanLII) Last … Continue reading →

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Saskatchewan Court of Appeal Confirms that a Registrar’s Caveat Is Not a Magic Wand

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Nigel Bankes and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Saskatchewan Court of Appeal Confirms that a Registrar’s Caveat Is Not a Magic Wand Decision Commented On: Primrose Drilling Ventures v Registrar of Titles, 2021 SKCA 15 This case involves the … Continue reading →

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Tugging at the Strands: Adverse Effects Discrimination and the Supreme Court Decision in Fraser

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Tugging at the Strands: Adverse Effects Discrimination and the Supreme Court Decision in Fraser Case Commented On: Fraser v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28 (CanLII) On October 16, 2020, the Supreme … Continue reading →

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Tenant’s Insurance, Ministerial Order No SA:005/2020 and Evictions of Residential Tenants

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Tenant’s Insurance, Ministerial Order No SA:005/2020 and Evictions of Residential Tenants Case Commented On: 20005321 (Re), 2020 ABRTDRS 20 (CanLII) This decision by a Tenancy Dispute Officer (TDO), J. Lambert, of Alberta’s Residential Tenancy … Continue reading →

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Exercising the Discretion to Allow Late Family Maintenance and Support Applications

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton  PDF Version: Exercising the Discretion to Allow Late Family Maintenance and Support Applications Case Commented On: Lamont Estate, 2020 ABQB 449 (CanLII) A family member has a limited amount of time in which to apply to the … Continue reading →

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