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August 26, 2023

Back to School: Navigating Legal Waivers and Injury Liability

Short Summary

As kids head back to school, personal injury lawyers Shelagh McGregor and Cynthia Carels from Weir Bowen LLP delve into key legal issues for parents. They discuss the implications of school-related injuries, the significance of waiver forms, and the complexities of parental indemnity agreements. The episode also highlights Alberta’s Minor’s Property Act and the importance of seeking legal advice before signing waivers. Additionally, they cover the responsibilities of schools in ensuring children's safety and potential liabilities for injuries and assaults.

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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.