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Understanding your legal rights can help you make informed decisions. Explore articles from Weir Bowen on legal issues affecting individuals and families across Alberta, written to make complex topics easier to understand. The contents of these posts are for general information only, and should not be construed as legal advice.
The contents of these posts are for general information only, and should not be construed as legal advice.
Loss of Housekeeping Capacity
An injury that impacts your ability to perform household tasks like cooking, cleaning, laundry, or yardwork can quickly put the value of your ability to do those things into perspective.
Case Summary: Barbe v Evans et al, 2020 ABQB 599
On October 9, 2020 the Honourable Justice Kendell issued her decision in Barbe v Evans, 2020 ABQB 599.
Guest Post: Exploring the Value of Residential Title Insurance
Title insurance provides owners and lenders of residential property with no-fault protection against many title risks inherent in real estate transactions.Motor Vehicle Accident Claims: What is a Defence Medical Exam?
Previously on this blog we have written about the most common injuries sustained in motor vehicle accidents (MVAs).
A New Tort is Born in Yenovkian v Gulian, 2019 ONSC 7279: Publicity Placing a Person in a False Light
First and foremost – what is a tort?
Medical Negligence: Cardiovascular Claims
Like any other area of medical malpractice law, physicians treating and diagnosing cardiovascular conditions are held to an appropriate standard of care, and any negligent error causing injury may warrant…
Failure to Mitigate
Failure to mitigate is a common defence advanced by Defendants in personal injury lawsuits.
Informed Consent
Introduction Over the past several decades, Canadian courts have rejected a paternalistic model of health care and have instead adopted a patient-centered approach.
Medical Malpractice: Stroke Claims
In Canada, stroke is one of the leading causes of adult disability and death.
Contributory Negligence in Slip and Fall Litigation
A common argument advanced by Defendants in slip and fall litigation is that the Plaintiff was partially responsible for his or her own misfortune.
INDIGENOUS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The lands on which Edmonton sits and the North Saskatchewan River that runs through it have been the sites of natural abundance, ceremony and culture, travel and rest, relationship building, making, and trading for Indigenous peoples since time immemorial. Edmonton is located within Treaty 6 Territory and within the Metis homelands and Metis Nation of Alberta Region 4. We acknowledge this land as the traditional territories of many First Nations such as the Nehiyaw (Cree), Denesuline (Dene), Nakota Sioux (Stoney), Anishinaabe (Saulteaux) and Niitsitapi (Blackfoot).
Weir Bowen acknowledges the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.