Recent Posts by Canadian Law Bloggers
Russell Alexander Family Lawyers Expands to Calgary and Surrounding Areas Russell Alexander Family Lawyers is proud to announce the opening of our new Calgary office, expanding our family law services across Calgary and the surrounding communities. This expansion allows us to better serve individuals and families in Alberta who are navigating separation, divorce, parenting disputes, […]... more »
On August 28, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal the Federal Court of Appeal’s judgment in St. John’s International Airport Authority v Thibodeau, 2024 FCA 197. This case presents an opportunity for the SCC to define the boundaries of a purposive analysis under the modern... more »
Vendredi 06 février 2026, 12h – 13h30 (Heure de Montréal) Cette série de conférences portera sur des ouvrages récents et incontournables qui sont alignés avec les thématiques de l’axe Droit, cyberjustice et cybersécurité. Ainsi, pour cette deuxième édition du cercle de lecture de ce... more »
In a seminal article from 1994, Fitting the Forum to the Fuss: A user-Friendly Guide to Selecting an ADR Procedure, the authors, Frank Sandler and Stephen Goldberg, both leaders in the ADR movement in the U.S. used ‘Fit the Forum to the fuss” as a principle in dispute resolution design meaning y... more »
In a seminal article from 1994, Fitting the Forum to the Fuss: A user-Friendly Guide to Selecting an ADR Procedure, the authors, Frank Sandler and Stephen Goldberg, both leaders in the ADR movement in the U.S. used ‘Fit the Forum to the fuss” as a principle in dispute resolution design meaning y... more »
By: Drew Yewchuk and Shaun Fluker Report Commented On: 2024 AER Liability Management Performance Report PDF Version: Grading the 2024 AER Liability Management Performance Report In November 2025, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) published the 2024 Liability Management Performance Report (2024 Repo... more »
Questions of parentage occasionally arise in estate litigation. A person may die intestate (without a will) and the status of a ‘descendant’ child may be questioned. Alternatively, a deceased person may leave a will that excludes someone who makes a claim to be the will-maker’s child, prompt... more »
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This past week, I was invited to speak with a client’s employees for International Data Privacy Day about “Privacy, Online Fraud, and What You Can Do About It”. There were a few hundred people on the call and I’m told it was well-received. So I’ve decided to take that presentation and turn... more »
On October 28, 2025, the Court of Appeal of Alberta affirmed that the Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (the OIPC) acted unreasonably in narrowly construing the teaching and research records exclusion in the Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA... more »
The Supreme Court of Canada has released its annual report 2024 Year in Review. The report covers the Court's activities over the past year, including information about decisions and statistics. From the message of the Chief Justice of Canada, Richard Wagner: "In our democracy, legitimacy depends... more »
During their meeting at the Rideau Club in Ottawa, a few days before Canada’s National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (September 30th). Wayne Garnons-Williams and Michael Woods reviewed the work of the International Inter-Tribal Trade and Investment Organization (IITIO) [https://iitio.org/] in pr... more »
The following pieces of legislation received annotations in Quickscribe Online in January: Family Law Act - John-Paul E Boyd QC, John-Paul Boyd Arbitration Chambers Local Government Act, Community Charter - Don Lidstone, QC, Lidstone & Company Business Corporations Act - Debby Cumberford... more »