Like the title says, Determining Jurisdiction is an important step in preparing for litigation, choosing the wrong Jurisdiction can have...

Alberta Court of Justice denies attempt to enforce a non-compete.

OPCA Gurus con debtors into bringing actions against creditors to their own detriment.

I was honoured to assist a colleague in the matter or Ural Link Ltd, doing business as 2m7 Financial Solutions v Simply Delivery and...

In a recent decision of the RTDRS, and frankly a topic that comes up on social media frequently is how much notice is a landlord required...

Following a recent decision in the Alberta Court of Justice, and another at at RTDRS it appears that the longstanding thought that the...

So we know that on April 1, 2024, the Small Claim's monetary limit in SK increases to $50,000.00 that means that more claims will be...

So as should be obvious costs awarded personally against a lawyer are very rare, and for good reason. They are usually reserved for when...

In a decision reported as 2024 FC 42 Canadian Frontline Nurses v Canada. A Federal court Judge decide that it was unreasonable for the...

I will preface this post by saying this. The substantive matters of the claim, and in response, the cross-application, are still before...

On October 18, 2023, at the Annual General Meeting of the Alberta Association of Professional Paralegals our President, John McDonald,...

So today's hearing was a combination of claims, a landlord's claim for damages in excess of $10,000.00 and a Tenants counterclaim for...

What many of us forget, because there has been no interest payable on security deposits since 2009, is that there is actually a...

So like the headline reads this very matter was considered by the Nova Scotia Small Claims Court where the Adjudicator found that yes,...

Late fees have been treated by the Court of Justice, and the Residential Tenancies Dispute Resolution Service as punitive, and as a...

So here's a follow up to last months post pondering whether the RTDRS Limit would increase along with the Court of Justice, and low and...

the short answer is who knows. the TDO's have the ability to grant any remedy available to a Judge of the Court of Justice made under...

In a recent decision of the Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench a contract dispute involving a "thumbs up" emjoi as a form of acceptance...

So sometimes I do work for other firms and this is one such occasion. On this chambers day I brought an application on behalf of my...

In an RTDRS Action today the tenant, who had secured and abatement judgment against the landlord tried to excuse the non payment of...