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.

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

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

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

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

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”

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

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

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

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

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

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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