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Stikeman Elliott LLP | Canada | 6 Jun 2023
Obtaining a Court Order to Question a Corporation’s Third-Party Service Providers is a High Bar to Meet under the Alberta Rules of Court
Alberta’s Rules of Court (the “Rules”) ensure that only parties to a litigation are allowed to be subjected to pre-trial questioning. A narrow…
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP | Canada | 6 Jun 2023
New tort of harassment in Alberta
Justice Colin Feasby of the Court of King’s Bench established a new tort of harassment in the province of Alberta through his decision in Alberta…
Stikeman Elliott LLP | Canada | 5 Jun 2023
Alberta Court Establishes New Tort of Harassment
Alberta Health Services (“AHS”) and two named individual plaintiffs sued the Defendant, Kevin J. Johnston, for statements he made during his mayoral…
Bennett Jones LLP | Canada | 1 Jun 2023
Developments in General Causation Methodologies for Class Certification
In product liability class actions, general causation (i.e., a product's propensity to cause alleged injuries) is often a threshold issue to…
Dentons | Canada | 29 May 2023
Amendments to the Alberta Business Corporations Act grant courts greater discretion in the approval of plans of arrangement
A plan of arrangement pursuant to a corporation’s governing corporate statute, such as the Alberta Business Corporations Act, RSA 2000, c B-9 (ABCA)…
Dentons | Canada | 26 May 2023
A Missing link in Alberta’s Mental Health Act
In JOS v RCMP et al, 2023 ABKB 266, the Court of King’s Bench (the Court) heard an appeal of a Community Treatment Order (CTO) pursuant to s 9.1 of…
Burnet Duckworth & Palmer LLP | Canada | 25 May 2023
ASC enters into Settlement Agreement with CEO Following Tipping Violations
On May 16, 2023, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) entered into a Settlement Agreement (the Settlement Agreement) with the President and Chief…
McMillan LLP | Canada | 24 May 2023
Environmental Priorities in Insolvency Proceedings and the Impact on Lenders: Alberta Court Broadens Redwater Principles
A recent Alberta case continues the development of a line of cases at the intersection of environmental protection and bankruptcy and insolvency law…
McMillan LLP | Canada | 17 May 2023
Registration Roundup: The Development of Securities Regulation of Crypto Trading Platforms (CTPs) in Canada
The Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") continue to develop the securities regulatory framework applicable to crypto trading platforms…
Dentons | Canada | 17 May 2023
Alberta election update - Keeping your corporation compliant
The Alberta provincial election is now entering the final stretch. As candidates, parties and third-party advertisers prepare for the final push to…
