By: Gideon Christian PDF Version: Lawyer Ethics in the Virtual Courtroom The COVID-19 pandemic has radically altered the way we live, work, and play. As will be examined below, it has altered the way lawyers conduct litigation. By mid-March 2020, the justice system in Canada (and in most other jurisdictions around the world) was scrambling to […]
By: Jennifer Koshan and Joe Koshan PDF Version: Sex Offender Registries and Persons Found Not Criminally Responsible: Exit Ramps and Equality Case Commented On: G. v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 264 (CanLII); leave to appeal granted, 2019 CanLII 89651 (SCC) On February 20, 2020, we had the opportunity to watch the Supreme Court of […]
By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Different Uses of Subsurface Storage Space: Natural Gas Storage or Compressed Air Energy Storage? Decision commented on: OEB Decision and Order EB-2019-0287, Tribute Energy Storage Inc., Application for an order to revoke the designation of the natural gas storage areas known as the Bayfield Pool and the Stanley 4-7-XI Pool, […]
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Can an Alberta Landlord’s Duty to Make Reasonable Efforts to Negotiate a Meaningful Payment Plan with Residential Tenants before Evicting Tenants be Enforced? Legislation Commented On: Ministerial Order No. SA: 005/2020 [Service Alberta] Since May 1, 2020, a landlord in Alberta has been able to evict a residential tenant for […]
By: Lorian Hardcastle and Naomi Lightman PDF Version: A Balancing Act: Re-Opening Provincial Economies while Prioritizing Health Risks to Vulnerable Groups Matter commented on: COVID-19 in Alberta and Canada Despite calls that we are “in it together”, many of Canada’s most vulnerable communities are bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes individuals living […]
