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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.
Should you apply for CPP-Disability if you are eligible for private long-term disability benefits?
The Canada Pension Plan disability pension (“CPP-D”) is a Government of Canada program designed to provide financial assistance to CPP contributors who are not able to work regularly because of…
Understanding Pre-Existing Clauses in the Disability Insurance Context
People buy disability insurance, or are offered it through their employment, for protection from the financial insecurity and emotional stress that would be caused in the unfortunate happenstance of becoming unable…
Vehicle Damage Claims After a Motor Vehicle Accident
If your vehicle has been substantially damaged or written-off following a motor vehicle accident, you likely have questions about compensation, and little information at your disposal.
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.
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).
Failure to Mitigate
Failure to mitigate is a common defence advanced by Defendants in personal injury lawsuits.
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.
The Five Ws of Questioning
What is questioning? Questioning is an important part of the pre-trial process of gathering and disclosure of relevant and material information, which may eventually become evidence.
Future Cost of Care
So far on this blog we have provided a brief overview of the heads of damage in a personal injury action and provided a more in-depth overview of loss of…
Car Accidents and Unidentified or Uninsured Drivers
In Alberta, automobile insurance is mandatory. Driving without insurance is an offence. After an accident, the drivers are required at law to stop and exchange insurance information.
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.