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June 25, 2022

What About Waivers?

Short Summary

In the June episode of “Ask the Lawyer” hosts Shelagh McGregor and Cynthia Carels from Weir Bowen LLP discussed the complexities of injury claims involving children. They highlighted the importance of limitation periods, emphasizing that children have until they turn 18 to file claims, with a litigation representative acting on their behalf. They also covered the legal responsibilities and potential costs involved for these representatives. The episode addressed various legal nuances, including exceptions for claims related to childhood sexual assault under recent legislative changes.

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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.