- Posts by Jennie Buchanan
PartnerJennie Buchanan is a partner in the Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group in Calgary. Jennie has a general commercial litigation practice, with a focus on commercial arbitration, administrative law, and employment ...
In ES v Shillington[1], a decision issued last month, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench recognized the tort of Public Disclosure of Private Facts, a new cause of action that protects private information from public disclosure.[2] Formal recognition of this tort in Alberta marks an important development in the law, giving additional legal protection to individuals’ ...
This post discusses the Alberta Court of Appeal's recent decision in Hannam v. Medicine Hat School District No. 76,[1] which stands as an emphatic reminder that the Supreme Court of Canada has directed courts to grant summary judgment when a fair and just determination can be made without a trial.
Although Hannam does not change the law of summary judgment, it conveys the ...
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