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Carscallen LLP is pleased to welcome Sabina Shah and Greg Walter to the partnership. They bring many years of valuable experience at established Calgary firms and are a great fit as...

Insurance and Tort Liability Medical Malpractice Law

Written by Jennifer R. Lamb and Urvil Thakor Medical malpractice is a complex area of law with claims that are generally rooted in negligence. Claims can be made against a variety of...

Client Wins Commercial Litigation

Written by Michael B. Niven, Ryan J. Barata, and Jasdeep Nijjer.Carscallen LLP lawyers Michael B. Niven, Q.C., Ryan J. Barata and articling student Jasdeep Nijjer, on behalf of their...

Insurance and Tort Liability

Written by Urvil Thakor The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta (the “Court”) recently released its decision in the case of Barata v. Intact Insurance[1], a decision from Justice G.S....

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law

Written by Natalie L. Leclerc and Michael A. Custer As we previously discussed on the blog here, the government of Alberta is replacing the current Occupational Health and Safety Act[1]...

 Written by John M. Davidson A new prospectus exemption was recently introduced by securities regulators in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, referred to as the Self-Certified...

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law Covid-19

As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes more widely available to Canadians, can it be made mandatory? The Canadian Employment Group belonging to Lawyers Associated Worldwide (“LAW”), a global...

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law

Written by Catherine A. Crang, Q.C. and Suzanne M. Porteous  The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench recently released its reasons for judgment (“Reasons”) in the case of Kosteckyj v....

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law

Written by Natalie L. Leclerc and Michael A. Custer The government of Alberta passed Bill 47 last December, the Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, 2020[1] (the “Act”), as part of...

Corporate Governance Corporate Services

Written by David L. Sevalrud, ICD.D. On March 26, Bill 53: the Service Alberta Statutes (Virtual Meetings) Amendment Act, 2021[1] (the “Act”) came into force after receiving Royal...