Written by Julian Brown Prairie Risk Management Inc v Marsh Canada Ltd et al, 2023 MBKB 29 highlights the importance of confidentiality, trust, and fiduciary duties in business relationships within the insurance sector. The case centers on Prairie Risk...
Written by Cj Jok Introduction The case of Ali v. Ali dives into the complexities of family property accounting and determining equalization payments after a marriage ends. An equalization payment is a financial adjustment between spouses following the...
Written by Cole Milberg Introduction Deans Knight Income Corporation v. His Majesty the King, 2023 SCC 16 (“Deans Knight”) reinforces the Supreme Court of Canada’s (“SCC”) approach to the general anti avoidance rule (“GAAR”). Deans Knight reiterates the...
Written by Booker Zhang Introduction The case report discusses Blanchard v. Maxwell, 2023 MBCA 89, a family law case in Manitoba concerning child support. This case reiterates appellate courts’ deferential approach to trial courts’ standard of review in child...
Written by Kyle Wilfer Introduction This case provides important information regarding the compensation owed to private property owners (including corporations) when an expropriation event damages property or causes economic loss. A Maze in Corn Inc v Manitoba...
Written by Nick Noonan, JD, LLM In the case of C.M. Callow Inc. v Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45 (CM Callow), the Supreme Court of Canada delved into the complex terrain of the duty of honesty in contractual performance, a principle that had been recognized six years earlier...
Written by Nick Noonan, JD, LLM This case underscores the volatility of consumer demand during a pandemic, and the challenges this presented for industry. Manitoba Egg Farmers et al., 2020 MBQB 187, is a complex and multifaceted dispute that emerged in the...
Written by Nick Noonan, JD, LLM In 1688782 Ontario Inc. v. Maple Leaf Foods Inc., 2020 SCC 35, the Supreme Court of Canada provided clarity on the duty of care for pure economic loss. The case revolved around a listeria outbreak in 2008 at one of Maple Leaf's...
Written by Nick Noonan, JD, LLM An interesting case in Manitoba with the COVID-19 pandemic at its center is White Oak Commercial Finance, LLC v. Nygård Holdings, 2020 MBQB 58. The case involves the Nygård Group, a conglomerate of companies facing financial...
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...