Protecting the privilege attached to expert reports – When conduct amounts to waiver
Introduction and Overview The Alberta Court of King’s Bench decision in Alberta Drywall & Stucco Supply (Calgary) Inc v Alberta Drywall & Stucco Supply Inc, 2023 ABKB 696 [Alberta Drywall] provides clarity on whether the production of an expert report […]
La Cour suprême se prononce sur l’effet de la mise sous séquestre sur les conventions d’arbitrage d’une partie
Introduction et aperçu Dans l’affaire Peace River Hydro Partners c. Petrowest Corp. 2022 CSC 41 [Peace River c. Petrowest], la Cour suprême du Canada précise s’il y a lieu et dans quelles circonstances une convention d’arbitrage doit céder le pas à […]
Mental Injury and Negligence Law – Recognized Psychiatric Illness Not Required
In the recent decision of Saadati v. Moorhead, 2017 SCC 28 (CanLII), the Supreme Court of Canada rejected the argument that claims for mental injury are subject to a different test than claims for physical injury, holding that the law […]
