Publications

By: Robert Hamilton and Harry Hobbs Matter Commented On: Victoria’s Statewide Treaty and Statewide Treaty Bill 2025 PDF Version: Treaty-Making in Australia and Considerations for Canada Indigenous peoples in Australia have long sought to establish treaty relationships with the state. While important advocacy efforts such as the 1988 Barunga Statement and the final report of […]

By: Bryce C. Tingle KC Case Commented On: The RRSP Trust of James T. Grenon by its Trustee CIBC Trust Corporation v. Her Majesty the Queen, 2025 FCA 129 (CanLII) PDF Version: A Mugging on Bay Street Most corporate lawyers avoid reading tax court decisions. Tax is a pretty specialized practice area, and for non-specialists […]

By: Drew Yewchuk  Decision Commented On: Song v The Law Society of Alberta, 2025 ABKB 525 (CanLII) PDF Version: The Non-Justiciable War on ‘Woke’ at the Law Society of Alberta Back in February 2023, a group of Alberta lawyers petitioned for a special meeting of the Law Society of Alberta (LSA) to hold a vote […]

By: Robert Hamilton Cases Commented On: Reddy v Saroya, 2025 ABCA 322 (CanLII) PDF Version: The Alberta Court of Appeal Weighs in on the use of AI in Court Submissions In Reddy v Saroya, the Alberta Court of Appeal had the opportunity to comment on the use of Artificial Intelligence in court submissions when considering […]

By: Nigel Bankes Case Commented On: Signalta Resources Limited v Canadian Natural Resources Limited, 2025 ABCA 306 (CanLII) and Signalta Resources Limited v Canadian Natural Resources Limited, 2023 ABKB 108 (CanLII). PDF Version: Unlawful Production and Restitutionary Damages There are two principal substantive issues in this important unanimous decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal […]

By: Drew Yewchuk and Martin Olszynski  Documents Commented On: Annual Mine Financial Security Program Submissions 2025 Submissions for 2024 Reporting Year; Mine Financial Security Program – Security and Liability, September 29, 2025. PDF Version: The 2025 Mine Financial Security Program Update: Security Collected for Aging Syncrude Mine Offers a First Estimate of Mine Closure Costs […]