Category Archives: Remedies
What’s Wrong with Landlords’ Rights?
Cases Considered: 550 Capital Corp. v. David S. Cheetham Architect Ltd., 2008 ABQB 370 PDF Version: What’s Wrong with Landlords’ Rights? Is it wrong for a landlord to insist on compliance with a term of a commercial lease? The recent … Continue reading
Challenging Purchasers’ Ability to Obtain Specific Performance of Agreements for the Purchase and Sale of Land
Cases Considered: 365733 Alberta Ltd. v. Tiberio, 2008 ABQB 328 PDF Version: Challenging Purchasers’ Ability to Obtain Specific Performance of Agreements for the Purchase and Sale of Land 365733 Alberta Ltd. v. Tiberio illustrates how commonplace challenges to purchasers’ ability … Continue reading
Making Noise: Loudspeaker Preaching to Homeless Leads to Contempt and Injunction
Cases Considered: Pawlowski v. Calgary (City), 2008 ABQB 267 PDF Version: Making Noise: Loudspeaker Preaching to Homeless Leads to Contempt and Injunction The Street Church Ministries (“SCM”) and its leader, Artur Pawlowski, have been active and controversial participants in Calgary’s … Continue reading
Eviction Notice Effectively Stayed for Residents of Black Bear Crossing
Cases Considered: Tsuu T’ina Nation v. Bearchief, 2008 ABCA 74 PDF Version: Eviction Notice Effectively Stayed for Residents of Black Bear Crossing Black Bear Crossing (“BBC”) consists of 161 units on the former barracks of the Canadian Armed Forces, situated … Continue reading
The Death of Constitutional Exemptions? Alberta RCMP Officer Sentenced to Mandatory Four Years for Manslaughter with a Firearm
Cases Considered: R. v. Ferguson, 2008 SCC 6 PDF Version: The Death of Constitutional Exemptions? Alberta RCMP Officer Sentenced to Mandatory Four Years for Manslaughter with a Firearm The death of 23 year old Darren Varley in the custody of … Continue reading
