What evidence can courts consider when interpreting a contract?
Courts generally aren’t allowed to consider pre-contractual negotiations when interpreting a contract – but that may need to be reconsidered, according to… Read More
Is the presence of a product recall sufficient to support a class action proceeding? Two recent appellate decisions involving automotive recalls illustrate that recalls cannot be blindly relied on as… Read More
On February 5, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Wastech Services Ltd. v Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7 (Wastech). Heard together with… Read More
Many legal uncertainties accompanied the pandemic’s arrival in March 2020. As businesses closed and events were cancelled, the legal community wondered how contractual legal concepts such as force majeure, frustration,… Read More
On December 18, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in C.M. Callow Inc. v Zollinger et al, 2020 SCC 45 (“Callow”). In this decision, the Supreme Court… Read More
Authors: Eileen Libby, Q.C., Calen Nixon, Mark Roney
Is an employee entitled to their incentive bonus pay after constructive dismissal? Canadian courts have continued to debate the exclusion of bonus entitlements arising during the… Read More
Authors: Calen Nixon, Tristan Culham
In a much-anticipated decision released on June 26, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada has changed the law with respect to the doctrine of unconscionability. By doing so… Read More
In Pedigree Poultry Ltd. v. Saskatchewan Broiler Hatching Egg Producers’ Marketing Board, 2020 SKQB 100 (“Pedigree Poultry”), the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench found the Saskatchewan Broiler Hatching Egg Producers’… Read More
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal recently released a decision dealing with statutorily imposed deadlines for commencing lawsuits in Saskatchewan. This decision will directly impact when a party must commence a… Read More
On April 22, 2020, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced that as the number of provincial COVID-19 cases remain low, the government of Saskatchewan will introduce a five-phase plan to gradually… Read More
