Publications

CBM LLP, Alberta, May 27, 2025 – It is not uncommon for a Plaintiff to suffer bodily injuries caused by multiple different accidents and to have two or more contemporaneous bodily injury actions as a result. Where the injuries overlap and are contemporaneous, it is often beneficial to resolve these actions together on a global basis. However, in cases where an action...

CBM LLP, Alberta, June 25, 2024 – As a general rule, a successful party to litigation will be entitled to costs payable by the unsuccessful party. In cases where there are only plaintiff(s) and defendant(s), costs are relatively straightforward and follow the default rule: the unsuccessful party pays costs of the successful party. The principle behind costs awards is logical: a successful...

Blaney McMurtry LLP, CBM LLP, Donati Maisonneuve, Fillmore Riley LLP, Northpoint Legal, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, June 14, 2024 – Our panel of RMC lawyers from across Canada explore how damage awards for chronic pain and psychological injuries are treated in different jurisdictions. During the webinar, panelists present five recent case examples from the Courts. Each case will conclude with a discussion on how other jurisdiction would likely treat a claim with similar facts.  ...

CBM LLP, Alberta, February 21, 2024 – In Forsyth v LC, 2024 ABCA 14, CBM Lawyers’ Damian Shepherd successful represented two former government Ministers in their appeal of a lower court ruling requiring them to attend Questioning in a class action. The action was tort litigation against the Crown. Read More