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.

Challenge to the Queen’s Bench Vexatious Litigant Procedure

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

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

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

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

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

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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When is a Registered Owner of Land not an “Owner” under Alberta’s Builders’ Lien Act?

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: When is a Registered Owner of Land not an “Owner” under Alberta’s Builders’ Lien Act? Case Commented On: Georgetown Townhouse GP Ltd v Crystal Waters Plumbing Company Inc, 2018 ABQB 617 As Master Prowse … Continue reading →

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The Increasing Risk of Conflating Self-Represented and Vexatious Litigants

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: The Increasing Risk of Conflating Self-Represented and Vexatious Litigants Case Commented On: Alberta Treasury Branches v Hawrysh, 2018 ABQB 475 (CanLII) (Hawrysh #1) and Alberta Treasury Branches v Hawrysh, 2018 ABQB 618 (CanLII) (Hawrysh … Continue reading →

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