Recent product liability decision provides insight into circumstantial evidence, inferences, and expert evidence
Introduction The recent Alberta decision of ATCO Energy Solutions Ltd v Energy Dynamics Ltd, 2024 ABKB 162 (“ATCO Energy”) provides a helpful review of product liability law, discussing how circumstantial evidence may be used and how resulting inferences and theories […]
Misfeasance in public office: 6165347 Manitoba Inc et al v The City of Winnipeg et al, 2023 MBKB 114
Introduction and overview A recent decision from the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench, 6165347 Manitoba Inc et al v The City of Winnipeg et al, 2023 MBKB 114, sheds light on the tort of misfeasance in public office. The central […]
When will the incorporation of a new company be oppressive?
Introduction A recent decision of the Alberta Court of King’s Bench, Wisser v CEM International Management Consultants Ltd,[1] involved the Court imposing personal liability against the directors of a corporation for damages for wrongful dismissal pursuant to the oppression remedy […]
