Category Archives: Statutory Interpretation
Distracted Driving and the Traffic Safety Act
By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Distracted Driving and the Traffic Safety Act Case Commented On: R v Ahmed, 2019 ABQB 13 (CanLII) Alberta added distracted driving offences to the Traffic Safety Act, RSA 2000 c T-6 in 2011, and two … Continue reading
What Precisely Is A Regulatory Offence?
By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: What Precisely Is A Regulatory Offence? Case Commented On: R v Precision Diversified Oilfield Services Corp, 2018 ABCA 273 This semester, I will start teaching 1Ls the first principles of criminal law. The main components … Continue reading
When are Late Payment of Rent Charges in Residential Tenancies Unenforceable?
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: When are Late Payment of Rent Charges in Residential Tenancies Unenforceable? Case Commented On: 416566 Alberta Ltd. v Fothergill, 2017 ABPC 96 (CanLII) This Provincial Court decision by Judge Jerry LeGrandeur, Associate Chief Judge, is … Continue reading
Claims to Copyright Trumped by Expiration of Statutory Confidentiality Period
By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Claims to Copyright Trumped by Expiration of Statutory Confidentiality Period Case Commented On: Geophysical Service Incorporated v EnCana Corporation, 2017 ABCA 125 In reserved reasons, a unanimous Court of Appeal has affirmed Justice Eidsvik’s decision at … Continue reading
Street v Mountford Applied to Decide: A Residential Tenancy Agreement or a Licence?
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Street v Mountford Applied to Decide: A Residential Tenancy Agreement or a Licence? Case Commented On: Singh v RJB Developments Inc., 2016 ABPC 305 (CanLII) This Provincial Court decision by Judge Jerry LeGrandeur, Associate Chief … Continue reading
