Written by Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich Elie Wiesel famously said in his 1986 Nobel Prize acceptance speech that “we must take sides; neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.” I tend to agree that it may indeed be morally imperative for human...
Written by Nick Noonan, JD, LLM Contract law in Canada was significantly shaped by the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in C.M. Callow Inc. v Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45 (CM Callow). In this case, the Court delved into the complex terrain of the duty of honesty in...
Written by Nick Noonan, JD, LLM Ackron Egg Farms Ltd. v. Manitoba Egg Farmers et al., 2020 MBQB 187 underscores the volatility of consumer demand during a pandemic and the challenges this presented for industry. The case is a complex and multifaceted dispute that...
Written by Nick Noonan, JD, LLM 1688782 Ontario Inc. v. Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on pure economic loss and the duty of care in Canadian negligence law. The case revolved around a listeria outbreak in 2008 at one of Maple...
Written by Nick Noonan, JD, LLM An interesting Manitoba case arising during the COVID-19 pandemic is White Oak Commercial Finance, LLC v. Nygård Holdings, 2020 MBQB 58. The case involves the Nygård Group, a conglomerate of companies facing financial difficulties, and...
Written by Nick Noonan, JD, LLM In Saskatchewan, a legal dispute arose that would capture the attention of business law scholars and practitioners – not to mention media – from around the world. This case offers a succinct yet insightful glimpse into the challenging...
Written by Nick Noonan One of the more intriguing pandemic-related pieces of jurisprudence had surprisingly little to do with business law, but is worth profiling nonetheless, given its unique nature. Cann v Director, Fort Garry/River Heights, 2020 MBCA 101 & 2021...
Written by Nick Noonan, JD, LLM This case is a COVID-19-related dimension of Manitoba business law. In Aleshka v. Fettes et al., 2021 MBQB 14, there was a complex legal dispute involving an alleged settlement agreement between several parties, Carmyn Aleshka and Greg...
Written by Nick Noonan In Prairie Risk Management Inc. v. Marsh Canada Ltd. et al., the plaintiff, Prairie Risk Management Inc. (PRM), alleged that the defendant, Marsh Canada Ltd. (Marsh), had engaged in a series of unlawful activities that resulted in substantial...
Written by Nick Noonan In Maes et al. v. Western Warner Oil Ltd. et al., the case unfurled a mix of complex allegations and counterclaims involving an investment in Western Warner Oil, a small oil and gas company based in Alberta. The central figures in this drama are...