Category Archives: Property

Client Rights and Lawyers’ Files

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Alice Woolley

PDF Version: Client Rights and Lawyers’ Files Case commented on: Royal Bank of Canada v Kaddoura, 2013 ABQB 630 In a recent decision, Master Prowse held that a client who sues a lawyer may obtain production of documents from the … Continue reading →

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Disclosure of Foreign Assets in Matrimonial Property Actions

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF Version: Disclosure of Foreign Assets in Matrimonial Property Actions Case commented on: Chikonyora v Chikonyora, 2013 ABCA 320 Had the decision of the Court of Queen’s Bench been allowed to stand in this case, the division of matrimonial property … Continue reading →

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Is a Lease with an Option to Renew a Subdivision?

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF Version: Is a Lease with an Option to Renew a Subdivision? Case commented on: Strathcona County v. Half Moon Lake Resort Ltd., 2013 ABQB 405 The main question in this case was whether an option to renew a lease … Continue reading →

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Options to Purchase and the Relentless Logic of Semelhago: One More Reason for the Legislative Repeal of a Disastrous Decision

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: Options to Purchase and the Relentless Logic of Semelhago: One More Reason for the Legislative Repeal of a Disastrous Decision Case commented on: Mylona Enterprises Ltd v Foundation Place Inc, 2013 ABQB 385. Does an option to purchase … Continue reading →

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Summary Judgement Ordered In Outstanding Coal Bed Methane Cases

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: Summary Judgement Ordered In Outstanding Coal Bed Methane Cases Case commented on: Encana Corporation v ARC Resources Ltd, 2013 ABQB 352. Previous decisions of the Court of Queen’s Bench and the Court of Appeal (Encana Corporation v ARC Resources Ltd, … Continue reading →

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