Category Archives: Contracts

A Questionable Equity: Rectification and Tax Avoidance

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: A Questionable Equity: Rectification and Tax Avoidance Case Commented On: Harvest Operations Corp. v Attorney General of Canada, 2017 ABCA 393 (CanLII) Harvest Operations Corp. v Attorney General of Canada (Harvest Operations Corp. CA) is a … Continue reading →

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Precision Drilling Canada Limited Partnership v Yangarra Resources Ltd, 2017 ABCA 378: Fraud and Limitation of Liability Clauses

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Jassmine Girgis

By: Jassmine Girgis PDF Version: Precision Drilling Canada Limited Partnership v Yangarra Resources Ltd, 2017 ABCA 378: Fraud and Limitation of Liability Clauses Case Commented On: Precision Drilling Canada Limited Partnership v Yangarra Resources Ltd, 2017 ABCA 378 (CanLII) Introduction This … Continue reading →

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Douez v Facebook, Inc.: Public Policy and Broad Strokes

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Jassmine Girgis

By: Jassmine Girgis PDF Version: Douez v Facebook, Inc.: Public Policy and Broad Strokes Case Commented On: Douez v Facebook, Inc., 2017 SCC 33 (CanLII) On its face, Douez v Facebook, Inc. decides the enforceability of a forum selection clause. But … Continue reading →

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Party Principally Interested in Thermal Recovery Succeeds on Appeal

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Party Principally Interested in Thermal Recovery Succeeds on Appeal Case Commented On: IFP Technologies (Canada) Inc v EnCana Midstream and Marketing, 2017 ABCA 157 (CanLII) The Court of Appeal by a majority (Chief Justice Fraser, Justice … Continue reading →

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For Golfers: A Classic Bailment Case with an Exclusion Clause Issue

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: For Golfers: A Classic Bailment Case with an Exclusion Clause Issue Case Commented On: Bloomer v Connaught Golf Club, 2017 ABPC 105 (CanLII) Bailment is an interesting legal concept because it is ubiquitous and because … Continue reading →

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