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The ability to extend a limitation period for an environmental claim is subject to considerable judicial discretion, the Court of Appeal of Alberta recently held in Paramount Resources Ltd v Grey Owl Engineering Ltd, 2024 ABCA 60. Section 218 of Albertas Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, RSA 2000, c E-12 gives a judge discretion to extend a limitation period where the basis for the proceeding is an alleged adverse effect resulting from the alleged release of a substance into the envi...

Civil Practice Note 7, entitled “Vexatious Application/Proceeding Show Cause Procedure” CPN 7, is a useful tool to manage hopeless litigation quickly and efficiently. Introduced in 2018, it is a summary procedure under Rule 3.68 of the Alberta Rules of Court that may be used to address a “claim, defence, action, application, or proceeding that appears on its face to be frivolous, vexatious, or otherwise an abuse of process.” It is intended as a “fair and proportionate mechanism to resp...

Theyre still in town until this weekend!

Thirty-five years since the explosive soul band burst from the pages of Roddy Doyle’s novel, The Commitments are set to return in a new production.

The Commitments was one of the great films of the 1990s - and is one of those movies that you can watch time and again. The stage version has now…

The Commitments was one of the great films of the 1990s - and is one of those movies that you can watch time and again. The stage version has now…

BEST known for the 1991 film adaptation of the 1987 novel, The Commitments has a cult following, undoubtedly largely attracting fans of the movie…

REVIEW: The Commitments at Grand Opera House, York, until Saturday

REVIEW: The Commitments at Grand Opera House, York, until Saturday

If you’re looking for a great night out that will give you a large dose of the much-needed feel-good factor, then don’t miss it.