Category Archives: Limitations
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
Recent Developments in Domestic Violence Law and Policy in Alberta
By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Recent Developments in Domestic Violence Law and Policy in Alberta Legislation and Report Commented On: Bill 2, An Act to Remove Barriers for Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence; Family Violence Death Review Committee Annual Report … Continue reading
Co-Owners and Adverse Possession – The Uniqueness of Alberta?
By: Nickie Nikolaou PDF Version: Co-Owners and Adverse Possession – The Uniqueness of Alberta? Case Commented On: Verhulst Estate v Denesik, 2016 ABQB 668 (CanLII) In an earlier post, I concluded that Master Schlosser was correct in finding that a co-owner … Continue reading
Extending Limitation Periods for Environmental Actions
By: Nickie Nikolaou PDF Version: Extending Limitation Periods for Environmental Actions Case Commented On: Lakeview Village Professional Centre Corporation v Suncor Energy Inc, 2016 ABQB 288 (CanLII) The nature of environmental contamination often requires the bending of usual legal rules. Because … Continue reading
Limitation Periods and the Subjective Element
PDF version: Limitation Periods and the Subjective Element Case considered: Boyd v Cook, 2013 ABCA 27. As my University of Calgary law professors repeat time after time, a missed limitation date is one of the few things you cannot fix … Continue reading
