Category Archives: Property

Building energy empires on (legal) foundations of sand, or, can I have my cake and eat it too?

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: Building energy empires on (legal) foundations of sand, or, can I have my cake and eat it too? Case commented on: Remington Development Corporation v Enmax Power Corporation, 2011 ABQB 694, aff’d 2012 ABCA 196. Most people would … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Property | 2 Comments

Gardening on Vacant Land –Verdant History, Volatile Endeavor

Posted on June 18, 2012 by David Laidlaw

PDF version: Gardening on Vacant Land –Verdant History, Volatile Endeavor Comment: Gardening on vacant land in Calgary – Part I On the Victoria Day long-weekend in 2012, Donna Clarke and some volunteers planted potatoes on a vacant lot next door … Continue reading →

Posted in Environmental, Municipal Law, Property | 1 Comment

When is a registered joint tenancy not a joint tenancy and not even co-ownership?

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: When is a registered joint tenancy not a joint tenancy and not even co-ownership? Cases Considered: Lutz v Lutz, 2012 ABQB 300; Lemoine v Smashnuk, 2008 ABQB 193 On a statutory application to terminate co-ownership under Part 3 of … Continue reading →

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Alberta Court of Appeal Addresses Constitutionality of Personal Information Protection Act

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Linda McKay-Panos

PDF version: Alberta Court of Appeal Addresses Constitutionality of Personal Information Protection Act Decision considered: Union Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401 v Alberta, 2012 ABCA 130 This is an appeal of a privacy case that was the subject of … Continue reading →

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The Unusual Appointment of an Investigator under the Condominium Property Act

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF Version: The Unusual Appointment of an Investigator under the Condominium Property Act Case considered: Morris v Condominium Corporation No. 074 0215, 2012 ABQB 265 This April 23, 2012 decision by Master Lorne Smart appears to be the first to … Continue reading →

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