Category Archives: Civil Procedure

Cost Decision from Canadian Human Rights Commission Case: Implications for Albertans

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Linda McKay-Panos

PDF version: Cost Decision from Canadian Human Rights Commission Case: Implications for Albertans  Decision considered: Canadian Human Rights Commission v Canada (AG), 2011 SCC 53 (“Mowat“) The Supreme Court of Canada’s (“SCC”) decision about costs in the Mowat case was … Continue reading →

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How persistent does a vexatious litigant have to be?

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version:  How persistent does a vexatious litigant have to be? Case considered: Wong v Giannacopoulos, 2011 ABCA 206 Are the 2007 vexatious litigant provisions in the Judicature Act, RSA 2000, c J-2, being overused? Is it too easy to have … Continue reading →

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“Amended Amended Redacted Document” Ordered Released to the Press and Public Fifteen Days after Judgment

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Linda McKay-Panos

 PDF version: “Amended Amended Redacted Document” Ordered Released to the Press and Public Fifteen Days after Judgment Case considered: Globe & Mail v Alberta, 2011 ABQB 363 (“Globe and Mail“) When the police want to obtain a search warrant, they … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court of Canada hears appeal in Alberta v. Elder Advocates of Alberta Society

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Admin

Case Commented On: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta v. Elder Advocates of Alberta Society et al., 2009 ABCA 403, appeal heard January 27, 2011 On January 27, 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada heard … Continue reading →

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When is Delay “Undue” under Section 7(2)(d) of the Arbitration Act?

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: When is Delay “Undue” under Section 7(2)(d) of the Arbitration Act  Case considered: Eiffel Developments Ltd. v. Paskuski, 2010 ABQB 619 In June of 2007, Eiffel Developments Ltd. sued Geoffrey and Lisa Paskuski for $46,667, alleging non-payment under … Continue reading →

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