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August 31, 2024

Understanding School Liability: From Playground Injuries to Abuse

Short Summary:

In this episode of “Ask the Lawyer”, Warren Berg speaks with Cynthia Carels and Luke Young of Weir Bowen LLP about legal issues surrounding school injuries and extracurricular activities. They dive into key differences between negligence claims and breach of fiduciary duty, explain how schools can be held liable, and discuss serious topics like sexual abuse in institutional settings. The conversation highlights how the legal system has evolved in recognizing and compensating victims of abuse, emphasizing the removal of limitation periods for certain claims in Alberta.

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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.