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April 30, 2022

Wrongful Death Claims

Short Summary

In April's edition of “Ask the Lawyer”, host Warren Berg discusses with Shelagh McGregor and Cynthia Carels from Weir Bowen LLP in Edmonton. They highlight Weir Bowen's legal impact across Alberta, B.C., and the Northwest Territories, including precedent-setting cases at the Supreme Court of Canada. The conversation clarifies misconceptions about the court's role, its non-partisan judicial appointments, and the stringent process for cases to reach the highest court. They delve into the complexities of 'leave to appeal' applications and criteria for cases of public importance, which establish enduring legal precedents. The discussion also focuses on the legislative and practical challenges of wrongful death claims.

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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.