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  McLennan Ross Launches New Website Dedicated to the Oil Sands , 25-May-09
     
Commercial Litigation

Construction
  Another Surprising Lien Decision, 20-Apr-10
     
  Supreme Court of Canada Decision in Tercon, 12-Feb-10
     
  Courts Uphold Contractual Provision Allowing for Seizure of Subcontractor's Equipment, 15-Oct-09
     
  Scope of Tendering Obligations Reined-In by B.C. Court of Appeal, 01-Jun-09
     
  "As is, where is" means just that, 23-Jul-08
     
  Tendering case headed to the Supreme Court, 17-Jul-08
     
  Failure to "get it in writing" lands builder and buyer in court, 09-Nov-06
     
  Homeowner's remedy for road construction headaches, 14-Sep-06
     
  Damage claims against contractors for delays in completion, 24-Jul-06
     
  Condominium corporation validly caveats developer's unit, 12-Jun-06
     
  Owner's discretion to waive irregularities in a bid must be exercised fairly, 04-May-06
     

Energy, Environmental & Regulatory
  Ontario Superior Court of Justice Decision in Port Colborne Class Action, 26-Jul-10
     
  Ripple Effect of BP Oil Spill Likely to Lead to Increased Regulatory Scrutiny in Alberta, 29-Jun-10
     
  Federal Government Responds to Supreme Court of Canada Decision, 30-Apr-10
     
  NAFTA Complaint Against Canada, 28-Apr-10
     
  McLennan Ross joins The Climate Registry, 08-Feb-10
     
  SCC Curtails Federal Ministries ''Discretion" in Environmental Assessment Process, 01-Feb-10
     
  ERCB Responds to Court of Appeal Decision regarding Protective Action Zone, 16-Nov-09
     
  Alberta Court of Appeal Dramatically Increases Sour Gas Consultation Obligations, 02-Nov-09
     
  Draft Oil and Gas Production Protocol Released for Public Comment, 26-Aug-09
     
  Court of Appeal Crystallizes Intervener Standing on Leave to Appeal Applications, 23-Jul-09
     
  Aboriginal Consultation, 11-Jul-08
     
  Court of Appeal dismisses appeal of well licenses, 04-Apr-08
     
  Court of Appeal gives go-ahead to Constitutional challenge to well licence approvals, 13-Feb-08
     
  Recreational users denied standing at EUB, 04-Oct-07
     
  EUB releases landmark CBM split-title decision, 29-Mar-07
     
  New $50 million fund to clean up gas station sites announced, 01-Sep-06
     
  Narrow approach to federal environmental assessment upheld, 24-Jul-06
     
  Environmental consultant convicted after undertaking landfill closure, 19-Jun-06
     
  Bill 29 was introduced on April 10, 2006, proposing amendments to the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (AEPEA), 02-May-06
     
  Emissions trading regulation now in force, 04-Apr-06
     

Insurance
  Alberta Court of Appeal Deducts Settlement From Judgment, 06-Jan-10
     
  Plaintiff's Lack of Credibility Results in Total Denial of Claim for Damages, 30-Dec-09
     
  Court of Appeal Decision in Occupier's Liability Case, 08-Oct-09
     
  The Cap is Back!, 12-Jun-09
     
  Ontario Court of Appeal Deducts Settlement From Judgment - "Successful" Plaintiff to Pay Defendant's Costs, 11-Jun-09
     
  Facebook Material - Relevant & Producible?, 26-Mar-09
     
  BC Court of Appeal Deducts Settlement Amount from Trial Damages, 20-Mar-09
     
  Decision deeming cap on non-pecuniary damages arising from minor injuries unconstitutional, overturned in Nova Scotia, 10-Feb-09
     
  Canada's top court to decide civil liability arising from workplace explosion set by striking miner, 28-Nov-08
     
  Court of Appeal issues reasons for dismissing application for stay in insurance cap case, 27-Jun-08
     
  Minor injury regulation stay application, 26-Feb-08
     
  Cap on non-pecuniary damages arising from minor injuries found unconstitutional, 08-Feb-08
     
  Alberta Court of Appeal decision released on the liability of an insurer for Section B coverage where death is not directly caused by an accident, 21-Dec-07
     
  Liability of an insurer arising out of the use or operation of a motor vehicle, 22-Oct-07
     
  What happens at a JDR stays at a JDR, 04-Oct-07
     
  S.C.C. refuses to hear appeals in NWT and Nunavut Lost Years cases , 22-Jun-07
     
  Consent implied where borrower permits third party to drive, 21-Feb-07
     
  Supreme Court of Canada limits the application of the Material Contribution Test , 08-Feb-07
     
  Injury plaintiffs need not request their WCB, section B, EI and employment records, 13-Nov-06
     
  Alberta Court of Appeal addresses civil jury issues, 03-Aug-06
     
  Court approves minor's property settlement despite Public Trustee's opposition, 25-Jul-06
     
  No duty to defend claims outside of policy period: Supreme Court of Canada, 07-Jun-06
     
  Supreme Court of Canada says social hosts not liable, 05-May-06
     
  Alberta passes Maternal Tort Liability Act, 05-Jan-06
     

Labour & Employment
  Could Your Temporary Foreign Workers be LMO Exempt?, 23-Aug-10
     
  Court of Appeal Gives Some Guidance on the Right to a Union Steward in Disciplinary Interviews, 20-Jul-10
     
  Employers can't be sued for Negligent Infliction of Mental Distress - At Least for Now, 15-Jul-10
     
  New Saskatchewan Construction Laws Proclaimed, 28-May-10
     
  Saskatchewan Passes Changes to Construction Labour Laws, 20-May-10
     
  Court of Appeal Criticizes Vague Grievances, 13-May-10
     
  PIPA Amendments Take Effect, 03-May-10
     
  Employer Ignores Harassment Complaint at its Peril, 08-Mar-10
     
  Personal Information Protection Act Amendments, 26-Feb-10
     
  Supreme Court of Canada Giant Mine Decision, 18-Feb-10
     
  NWT Minimum Wage Increase, 04-Feb-10
     
  Supreme Court Upholds Provincial Powers over Labour Relations, 05-Jan-10
     
  Wal-Mart Closure Survives SCC Scrutiny, 02-Dec-09
     
  Labour Board says Rand Formula Protected Under Charter, 18-Nov-09
     
  Alberta's Human Rights Legislation Gets a New Name and Some Updating , 02-Oct-09
     
  Court Upholds Repayment Clause in Employee Contract, 02-Sep-09
     
  Court Overturns Union Fines, 10-Aug-09
     
  Employer Generosity Does Not Create Rights, 30-Jul-09
     
  Alberta Human Rights Act Amendments, 24-Jun-09
     
  Who is an Employer for Human Rights Purposes?, 05-Jun-09
     
  Ability to Close Open Periods Overturned, 19-May-09
     
  Employment Standards Code Amendments - Reservist Leave, 11-May-09
     
  Big changes to construction labour laws in Saskatchewan, 11-Mar-09
     
  Ambiguous restrictive covenant fails, 17-Feb-09
     
  Collective agreement can specify an agreed penalty for employee misconduct, 17-Dec-08
     
  Ontario Court of Appeal agrees that unions cannot sue to collect fines, 09-Dec-08
     
  Canada's top court to decide civil liability arising from workplace explosion set by striking miner, 28-Nov-08
     
  Biometric scanning upheld, 14-Oct-08
     
  Huge damages against departing manager for breaching duty of good faith, 10-Oct-08
     
  Automatic post-incident alcohol/drug testing is unreasonable, 06-Oct-08
     
  Discharge of employee upheld as a result of inappropriate blogging, 30-Sep-08
     
  Government proclaims "salting" and "MERFing" amendments to Labour Relations Code, 05-Sep-08
     
  Employer obliged to provide employee 'basic personal information' to union, 28-Aug-08
     
  SCC permits retirement when required by a pension plan, 28-Jul-08
     
  Supreme Court affirms ability to terminate for disability-related absenteeism, 23-Jul-08
     
  Can a collective agreement say some grievances cannot go to arbitration?, 14-Jul-08
     
  Duty to mitigate: Have to keep working there?, 09-Jul-08
     
  SCC affirms ability to actively manage disability absenteeism, 27-Jun-08
     
  Alberta Provincial Court refuses to enforce union fines, 25-Jun-08
     
  Arbitrator applies hybrid approach to addiction-related misconduct, 19-Jun-08
     
  Crime does not pay, 17-Jun-08
     
  New Labour Relations Code amendments affecting construction contractors and ambulance attendants, 06-Jun-08
     
  Court prevents employers from making unilateral contract changes, 30-May-08
     
  SCC refuses to hear appeal of Chiasson decision, 29-May-08
     
  NWT Court of Appeal reverses controversial Giant Mine decision, 26-May-08
     
  Privacy breached by sharing EFAP information, 15-May-08
     
  Lyle Kanee appointed new Vice Chair of the Alberta Labour Relations Board, 01-May-08
     
  Supreme Court of Canada rewrites law of judicial review of administrative actions, 10-Mar-08
     
  Government of Canada expands temporary foreign worker pilot project, 22-Jan-08
     
  Court of Appeal releases much anticipated Chiasson Decision, 28-Dec-07
     
  Can you reject a job candidate for being overqualified?, 25-Oct-07
     
  Union ordered to pay damages for illegal strike, 19-Oct-07
     
  Recent helpful privacy decisions, 06-Sep-07
     
  Increase to Alberta's Minimum Wage, 04-Sep-07
     
  Supreme Court of Canada declares that collective bargaining is a Charter right, 27-Jun-07
     
  New NWT Employment Standards Act, 01-Jun-07
     
  Alberta Court of Appeal allows choice of forum for human rights complaints, 09-Apr-07
     
  Site-access drug and alcohol testing upheld, 27-Mar-07
     
  Anti-Replacement Worker Bill defeated in surprise vote, 23-Mar-07
     
  Ontario court upholds pre-employment drug test, 22-Feb-07
     
  Non-competition clause upheld, 21-Feb-07
     
  Alberta Court of Appeal upholds union dues suspension remedy, 29-Nov-06
     
  Controversy continues on arbitrator's jurisdiction to award aggravated and punitive damages, 21-Nov-06
     
  Drug-testing suffers another successful challenge, 14-Nov-06
     
  Individual personally liable for corporate unfair labour practices: CIRB, 08-Nov-06
     
  Alberta Court of Appeal affirms narrow view of Wallace damages, 13-Oct-06
     
  Failure to accommodate disabilities can be very expensive , 05-Oct-06
     
  Employees may be labour arbitration board nominees, 13-Sep-06
     
  Clarification to income tax deductions on wrongful dismissal settlements, 08-Sep-06
     
  Has Alberta's 100,000 worker shortfall affected you?, 16-Aug-06
     
  McLennan Ross Temporary Foreign Workers Survey, 03-Aug-06
     
  Criminal record check of new employees permitted in retail sector, 12-Jul-06
     
  What can employers ask of their sick employees?, 12-Jun-06
     
  Pre-employment drug testing dealt a blow by Alberta court, 05-Jun-06
     
  Supreme Court confirms exclusive jurisdiction of labour arbitrators to resolve pension disputes, 25-May-06
     
  Social hosts not liable - but what about employers?, 09-May-06
     
  Zero tolerance drug testing policies, 27-Mar-06
     
  Building trades union solidarity eroded, 15-Feb-06
     
  Don't take Employment Insurance appeals or Employment Standards proceedings lightly, 13-Feb-06
     
  Court of Appeal overturns attempt to set aside deal made with departing employee, 23-Jan-06
     

Media

Estates, Trusts & Taxation

Occupational Health & Safety

Education Law
  Privacy Commissioner finds Calgary Board of Education properly withheld third party personal information, 18-Feb-09
     
  Random speculative sniffer-dog search in high school illegal: students entitled to privacy at school, 28-Apr-08
     
  "Spanking Law" (Section 43 of Criminal Code) applies to teenagers, 08-Apr-08
     
  Court strikes down provisions in teacher employment contracts, 11-Feb-08
     
  Labour Relations Board renders decision regarding SBEBA and ATA, 21-Dec-07
     
  Parents of autistic boy allowed to have complaint against school board and Alberta Education proceed to human rights panel, 07-Dec-07
     
  Highlights of November 15, 2007 Agreement in Principle Between Alberta and ATA, 16-Nov-07
     
  Lessons learned from privacy breaches arising from stolen memory stick, 13-Nov-07
     
  School bus tragedy highlights importance of safe school bus practices in Alberta, 22-Oct-07
     
  Recent Revisions to School Councils Regulation, 25-Sep-07
     
  Top Court's decision has implications for upcoming school board election as teachers and ATA lose constitutional challenge to Bill 205, 29-Jun-07
     
  Students suspended for "cyberbullying" school principal on Facebook, 12-Feb-07
     
  Supreme Court to hear appeal: the "sniff" test and drug-searching dogs in schools, 16-Nov-06
     
  Alberta school councils are subject to PIPA, not FOIP, 24-Oct-06
     
  Meth Report has implications for Alberta schools, 22-Sep-06
     
  School Board Labour Law Seminar: Are your practices current?, 20-Sep-06
     
  Dawson College tragedy shows need for school emergency preparedness planning, 14-Sep-06
     
  Stay application of Court of Appeal "Bill 205" decision denied, 19-Jun-06
     
  Bill 205 upheld by Alberta Court of Appeal, 11-May-06
     
  "Star Wars Kid" cyberbullying lawsuit offers lessons to school boards, 20-Apr-06
     
  Student safety, freedom of religion and wearing a kirpan to school, 07-Mar-06
     
  Damages awarded for on-line defamatory statements by a parent, 24-Feb-06
     

 
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