Category Archives: Property

Board Cannot Ignore Injurious Affection Losses

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Board Cannot Ignore Injurious Affection Losses Case Commented On: Koch v Altalink Management Ltd, 2016 ABQB 678 (CanLII) This case involves WATL (the Western Alberta Transmission Line) and parcels of land owned by the Kochs that … Continue reading →

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No Priority for a Matrimonial Property Certificate of Lis Pendens Sandwiched Between Writs of Enforcement

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: No Priority for a Matrimonial Property Certificate of Lis Pendens Sandwiched Between Writs of Enforcement Case Commented On: Singh v Mangat, 2016 ABQB 349 (CanLII) The issue in Singh v Mangat was one of priority: … Continue reading →

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Putting the Negative in Restrictive Covenants

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Putting the Negative in Restrictive Covenants Case Commented On: Russell v Ryan, 2016 ABQB 526 (CanLII) This is a restrictive covenant case involving a planned golf course and an adjacent residential subdivision. It does not … Continue reading →

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Pre-Dynex Royalty Agreements Continue to Spawn Interest in Land Litigation

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Pre-Dynex Royalty Agreements Continue to Spawn Interest in Land Litigation Decision Commented On: Re Walter Energy Canada Holdings, Inc., 2016 BCSC 1746 (CanLII) In 2002 the Supreme Court of Canada handed down its decision in Bank … Continue reading →

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Oral Promises of Land and Controversial Issues in the Doctrine of Part Performance

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Oral Promises of Land and Controversial Issues in the Doctrine of Part Performance Case Commented On: Jordan v Skwarek, 2016 ABQB 380 (CanLII) As Master John T. Prowse noted, the facts of this case are … Continue reading →

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