Carscallen Blog

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law

Written by Catherine A. Crang and Theresa M. Nolan Executive and many key senior employee positions are accompanied by a number of unique legal considerations in the negotiation and...

Cannabis Law

Written by John M. Davidson With the annual hemp harvest season across the Prairie provinces recently completed, now is an opportune time to look at the industrial hemp industry in...

Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures Business Law

Written by Nathan J. Roberts Conducting a thorough legal, financial and commercial due diligence review is one of the most important steps to take when buying or selling a business (i.e....

Client Wins

Written by Michael B. Niven QC and Theresa M. Nolan  Carscallen LLP litigators Michael B. Niven and Theresa Nolan successfully represented clients Keith Koebisch and Harry Hodgson (the...

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law

Written by Hema Ahuja and Michael A. Custer Employers and employees in Alberta should be aware of important changes made to provincial employment standards legislation effective...

Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures Business Law

Written by G. Kenneth Little There are a number of legal issues that potential buyers and sellers of an existing business should take into consideration before entering into any...

employment rights

Written by Catherine A. Crang and Theresa M. Nolan Employment agreements are contracts that define the terms, conditions, rights and obligations in an employment relationship. ...

Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures Business Law Corporate Governance

Written by Nicholas M. Ramessar. For business owners, a unanimous shareholder agreement (commonly referred to as a “USA”) that is drafted by an experienced corporate lawyer and tailored...

Cannabis Law

Written by John M. Davidson In late June 2019, Health Canada commenced a public consultation period on the potential market in Canada for health products containing cannabis. This new...

Employee leave

Written by Catherine A. Crang The employment standards legislation in Alberta[1] changed January 1st, 2018. As the first big update to employment standards legislation in Alberta in...