• Posts by Grace Kang
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    Grace practices general civil litigation and dispute resolution in Lawson Lundell LLP’s Calgary office. Building a broad litigation practice, Grace regularly assists in various energy, commercial, administrative ...

In a recent decision, Condominium Corporation No. 0522151 v JV Somerset Development Inc. (Somerset Condominium)[1], the Alberta Court of Appeal held that the hands-off developer of a condominium building may be liable for construction deficiencies that emerge years after the units are sold to initial owners.

Background

JV Somerset Development was the developer of a ...

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As courts across Canada continue to see a rising trend in self-represented litigants, it becomes increasingly important for them to understand court rules and procedures to ensure access to justice.

In the recent case of Blomer v Workers Compensation Board, the Alberta Court of Appeal considered whether the motions judge could correct the procedural missteps of the ...

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The Alberta Court of Appeal recently released two insurance coverage decisions analyzing:

  • What facts would trigger the insurer’s duty to defend; and
  • Whether a policy covered property damage that resulted from a contractor’s faulty workmanship.

In both cases, the three-justice panel decided against the insurer.

The Duty to Defend

In Intact Insurance Company v ...

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If a plaintiff located in Canada serves documents outside Canada but fails to first obtain an order for service ex juris, can the Court retroactively validate service?  

  

The circumstances are important. Consider a situation where:

  1. both parties have an agreement that the dispute to which the documents in question relate is to be heard in Canada (in Alberta) and governed by ...
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