It is not uncommon to see provisions in contracts which say that if one of the parties declares bankruptcy then the other party suffers...

Under section 13 of the Alberta business corporations act, and under section 4(5)(a) and 4(5)(b) of the regulations, it is possible for...

Private Nuisance protects people's use and enjoyment of their lands. It is often used to deal with noise, smells, fumes, dust, smoke...

A fiduciary relationship exists when one party places power, and trust in another. As the Alberta Court of Appeal said in the case of...

A recent case from the Alberta Court of Appeal considered the Dower Act and a fraudulently obtained mortgage. The Dower Act is designed...

Most people have signed waivers at gyms, sporting events, ski-hills and other events and never thought twice about them. However, there...

Ever wonder what the law is related to dog bites? There are two ways a dog (or any animal) owner can be liable. For dogs the test is set...

Conversion is essentially a tort aimed at theft of personal property. It is defined in the case 916470 Alberta Ltd. v. Standard Life...

False Imprisonment is a direct, intentional imprisonment of another person. The law requires there to be a complete restriction on the...

We are writing about a tort that can be fairly useful in a commercial law context. Wrongful Interference with Economic Relations was...

Continuing on the theme of torts, today we are going to talk about Abuse of Process. This is different from abuse of process in general,...

One of the many torts is the tort of intimidation. Intimidation is when a party suffers a loss because of threat. There are two basic...

We wanted to address an argument related to frustration of the contract and look at its likelihood of success in a broader commercial...

Most people know of assault in a Criminal Code context, which is applying force intentionally to someone, among other definitions. Most...

A recent decision out of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland & Labrador looked at the issue of a public health order and whether the travel...

Someone asked me to write an article going back to basics and explaining Wrongful Dismissal Law in Alberta for non-unionized employees...

Alberta has a number of levels of court, but not everyone is called "Your Honour". Whenever a layperson is appearing in front of any...

In honor of Halloween, we bring you an American case from New York, Jeffrey Stambovsky v. Helen v. Ackley, 169AD2d254(1991). The court...

Defamation is a reputational tort. Is defined under the Defamation Act in Alberta as libel or slander. Libel is a written/published...

Constructive dismissal is an area that many employees and employers are not aware of. Both sides sometimes stumble into this type of...