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February 17, 2022 – Self-insurance is not defined under the Civil Code of Québec. Does that make the practice illegal in Quebec? Is an entity that practises self-insurance exempt from obtaining an authorization from the Autorité des marchés financiers? The Superior court answers these questions in l’Association générale des étudiants hors campus de l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (AGEHCUQTR)...

February 17, 2022 – The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) recently addressed the law with respect to government liability in negligence cases. It is a long standing principle in Canada that public authorities are generally immune from liability for core policy decisions. In Nelson (City of) v Marchi (“Nelson”), the SCC did not dramatically change the law, but rather...

January 20, 2022 – In the recent case of ES v. Shillington, 2021 ABQB 739, the plaintiff sought the recognition of the tort of Public Disclosure of Private Facts – a first in Alberta. The plaintiff was in a romantic relationship with the defendant between 2005 and 2016, during which time the defendant physically and sexually assaulted the plaintiff....

January 20, 2022 – In October 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the City of Nelson (the “City”) could be held responsible for injuries caused by its snow clearing decisions. After a heavy snowfall in Nelson, British Columbia, between January 4th and 5th 2015, the City started plowing and sanding streets pursuant to its snow clearing and removal policies....