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February 17, 2016 – If after school specials are to be believed, a bully is a neighbourhood tough demanding lunch money. In our ever changing society this antiquated notion no longer holds sway: bullying has moved from the lunch room into the online world. With this shift, the definition of bullying has become somewhat amorphous. Now, not only does...

February 17, 2016 – Bouchard v. Promutuel du Lac au Fjord, 2015 QCCS 5202 The Court granted a motion for permission to conduct an examination on discovery of third parties in the context of a claim for damages. The defendant, Promutuel du Lac au Fjord (hereinafter, “Promutuel”), refused to indemnify the plaintiff, Stéphane Bouchard (hereinafter, “Bouchard”), after his vehicle...

January 22, 2016 – Treatment of income loss relating to business interests The present article deals with the potential treatment by the Courts of claims by plaintiffs alleging a loss of income relating to the plaintiff’s ownership interest as a shareholder in a closely held incorporated business1. In such scenarios, the plaintiff is often not only a major shareholder...

January 19, 2016 – In McFaul v Ranch-Lewchuk, 2015 ABQB 706, Shawn R. Sipma of CBM Lawyers successfully opposed an Application by the Plaintiff (and the Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act) to have the driver of a second unidentified vehicle (the “Proposed Defendant”) added as a new Defendant in an existing personal injury action arising out...