John McDonald
Landlord's beware of Notices and timelines
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...
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John McDonald
- Mar 22
- 1 min
Yes there is a cap on rent Increases in Alberta, kind of.
Following a recent decision in the Alberta Court of Justice, and another at at RTDRS it appears that the longstanding thought that the...
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John McDonald
- Mar 12
- 1 min
Saskatchewan now has the Second Highest Small Claims Limit in Canada (and maybe the world)
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...
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John McDonald
- Feb 27
- 1 min
BC Supreme Court Awards Costs to be paid personally by Lawyer after finding caselaw sourced from AI to be fictitious
So as should be obvious costs awarded personally against a lawyer are very rare, and for good reason. They are usually reserved for when...
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John McDonald
- Jan 24
- 1 min
Federal Court declares invocation of Emergencies Act unreasonable and violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
In a decision reported as 2024 FC 42 Canadian Frontline Nurses v Canada. A Federal court Judge decide that it was unreasonable for the...
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John McDonald
- Oct 20, 2023
- 1 min
Landlords and Tenants: Beware what you claim, the RTDRS might not be able to hear it.
I will preface this post by saying this. The substantive matters of the claim, and in response, the cross-application, are still before...
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John McDonald
- Oct 18, 2023
- 1 min
John McDonald elected to the Alberta Association of Professional Paralegals Board of Directors
On October 18, 2023, at the Annual General Meeting of the Alberta Association of Professional Paralegals our President, John McDonald,...
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John McDonald
- Oct 11, 2023
- 1 min
Winning Wednesday - The Perils of not following the Residential Tenancies Act
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...
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John McDonald
- Oct 11, 2023
- 2 min
Look out Landlords, looks like 2024 will bring interest calculations back to security deposits.
What many of us forget, because there has been no interest payable on security deposits since 2009, is that there is actually a...
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John McDonald
- Aug 28, 2023
- 1 min
Yes you have to pay your sex-worker Sheehan v Samuelson 2023 NSSM 27
So like the headline reads this very matter was considered by the Nova Scotia Small Claims Court where the Adjudicator found that yes,...
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John McDonald
- Aug 23, 2023
- 1 min
Tenants - Don't pay late fees
Late fees have been treated by the Court of Justice, and the Residential Tenancies Dispute Resolution Service as punitive, and as a...
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John McDonald
- Aug 7, 2023
- 1 min
Update to RTDRS Claim Limits
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...
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John McDonald
- Jul 12, 2023
- 1 min
Will the RTDRS see enhanced fiscal Jurisdiction?
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...
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John McDonald
- Jul 10, 2023
- 1 min
Who needs a signature when an emoji will do says Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench
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...
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John McDonald
- Jun 14, 2023
- 1 min
The perils of self representation
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...
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john59287
- May 25, 2023
- 1 min
Tenants beware, withholding rent can be very costly
In an RTDRS Action today the tenant, who had secured and abatement judgment against the landlord tried to excuse the non payment of...
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john59287
- Apr 23, 2023
- 1 min
Recent decision of the Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench reinforces double checking your work
In a recent decision the Honourable Justice Clackson of the Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench undid an easement asserted by Canadian...
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John McDonald
- Apr 23, 2023
- 1 min
Alberta Judge Recognizes Civil Tort of Harassment
In yet another defamation case involving the infamous Kevin J. Johnston, a past mayoral candidate in Calgary and Brampton where he...
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John McDonald
- Apr 4, 2023
- 1 min
Alberta Small Claims Limit to Increase to $100,000.00 on August 1, 2023
It's a well known fact that Alberta already has the highest small claims limit in the country (and at least the rest of the Commonwealth)...
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