Category Archives: Contracts
The Discoverability Principle Applies—No Seriously, For Real This Time—to Contract Claims in Alberta
By: Kyle Gardiner PDF Version: The Discoverability Principle Applies—No Seriously, For Real This Time—to Contract Claims in Alberta Case Commented On: Weir-Jones Technical Services Incorporated v Purolator Courier Ltd, 2019 ABCA 49 (CanLII) Last month, the Alberta Court of Appeal … Continue reading
How does a coffee shop conversation become a binding contract?
By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: How does a coffee shop conversation become a binding contract? Case Commented On: Schluessel v Margiotta, 2018 ABQB 615 (CanLII) How many times have you walked into a Starbucks looking forward to a coffee break … Continue reading
Penalty Clauses: Inequitable, but Not Inherently Extravagant
By: Jassmine Girgis PDF Version: Penalty Clauses: Inequitable, but Not Inherently Extravagant Case Commented On: Super Save Disposal (Alberta) Ltd v Shenwei Enterprises Ltd, 2017 ABQB 805 (CanLII) Overview This is an appeal from a decision of the Provincial Court, which … Continue reading
Approaching the Standard of Review for Standard Form Contracts Remains Unclear
By: Nicholas Konstantinov PDF Version: Approaching the Standard of Review for Standard Form Contracts Remains Unclear Case Commented On: EnCana Oil & Gas Partnership v Ardco Services Ltd, 2017 ABCA 401 (CanLII) This case involves a dispute between EnCana and its … Continue reading
Confidentiality Agreements and Brokerage Opportunities in the Context of the Sale of Oil and Gas Properties
By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Confidentiality Agreements and Brokerage Opportunities in the Context of the Sale of Oil and Gas Properties Case Commented On: Beaumont Resources Ltd. v Cardinal Energy Ltd., 2017 ABCA 416 (CanLII), aff’g unreported reasons for judgment of … Continue reading