Publications

CBM LLP, Alberta, February 11, 2015 – Effective September 1, 2014 The Alberta Rules Of Court Amendment Regulation (AR 41/2014) brought into force the new Alberta Court of Appeal rules (the “New Rules”), which form Part 14 of the Alberta Rules of Court. The New Rules are based on the presumption that the underlying trial procedure in the Rules of Court will...

CBM LLP, Alberta, February 11, 2015 – The driver of the insured vehicle was involved in an accident after leaving a worksite. The insured had two passengers/coworkers with him who were injured as a result of the accident. In separate rulings for each of the passengers, the Appeals Commission determined that both passengers sustained injuries that arose out of and occurred during...

CBM LLP, Alberta, February 11, 2015 – In Harding v Hudsons Canadian Hospitality Ltd, 2015 ABQB 38, CBM Lawyers successfully defended an Edmonton bar in a claim for injuries arising from a patron-patron assault. The claim was dismissed following a summary judgment application on the grounds that the Plaintiff had failed to provide any evidence that the bar breached the standard of...

CBM LLP, Alberta, July 16, 2014 – At common law, no survivors had a right of action in tort for their loss due to the death of a family member.  As a result, many Provinces enacted wrongful death statutes that created a cause of action for certain survivors of a person wrongfully killed.  This article compares damage awards for non-pecuniary loss/ bereavement...