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January 9, 2019

On January 9, 2019, Transport Canada published new rules for flying drones in Canada to enhance predictability for businesses, improve the security of aviation and ensure our airspace is safe for everyone.The new regulations distinguish between basic a...

Winter 2019

2018 A Year in Review Seminar Series

Seminars

The Field Law Labour and Employment Group presents the annual Year in Review seminars in Calgary and Edmonton. Join us for legal updates and practical challenges for management and employee groups in the areas of: Part 1: Human Rights ...

March 19, 2019

Tips + Traps for Hearing Tribunal Members

Webinar

Fair and effective professional discipline hearings are essential to the professional discipline process. They are the core of the “peer review” process and a crucial element of professional discipline. Members of the profession and the pub...

February 2019

Squaring the Circle or Levelling the Playing Field? Alberta’s New OHS Regime

Seminars

CPHR Alberta

On June 1, 2018 the Alberta Legislature changed occupational health and safety law history. The legislative changes to the Act, Regulations and Code changed the legal landscape in material ways, some of which are in tension with other legisla...

February 20, 2019

Maximizing Your Business and Your People

Seminars

Recruiting and retaining the best quality employees can become a challenge. Creating a sense of ownership and a customized rewards program could make all the difference.Join the discussion with MNP’s Lynne Fisher and Field Law’s Britt Tetz ...

February 2019

The #metoo Movement and Interim Measures

Workwise Newsletter

Ryerson University v Ryerson Faculty Association, 2018 CanLII 111683In Ryerson University and Ryerson Faculty Association, a recent case out of Ontario, an arbitrator was asked to consider the appropriateness of interim measures imposed on an employee ...

February 12, 2019

Exploring the Legal Aspects of Smart Contracts and Their Role in Blockchain

Presentations

Blockchain in Oil + Gas Canada 2019

February 2019

Uncertainty Around Burden of Proof for Summary Judgment Resolved

Insurance Alert

The law of summary judgment in Alberta has recently been in flux regarding the standard of proof required to resolve a dispute summarily: some panels of the Court have held that proof on a balance of probabilities is required, while others have held th...

February 6, 2019

2018 Year in Review for Northern Employers

Seminars

Join Field Law for a review of the most important legal cases from 2018. Topics covered will include: Labour Employment Human Rights Occupational Health + Safety Privacy Immigration Cannabis This seminar will be broadcast live via ...

January 2019

Mitigating Employer Liability and Encouraging Workplace Safety Post-Cannabis Legalization

Conferences

The Canadian Institute - Managing Risk in Construction Contracts & Projects

January 2019

#metoo - What's an Employer To Do and Not To Do?

Seminars

CPHR Alberta

Leanne Monsma discussed what employers should do, as well as what employers are obligated to do, when they receive complaints of sexual harassment.

January 2019

Tick-Tock Goes the Lien Clock

Field Law Blog

January 2019

The Long And Winding Road To Accommodation - How Long Is Too Long?

Workwise Newsletter

Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association v Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board, 2018 CanLII 90730After a lengthy period of time off work, a school board failed to accommodate a teacher with their return to work within a suitab...

January 23, 2019

Impact of Cannabis on the Insurance Industry

Seminars

With the legalization of recreational cannabis and regulations for edibles soon to come, Field Law's Cannabis Group has the knowledge and experience to help clients, including those in the insurance industry, understand how cannabis laws impact the...

January 2019

Year in Review: Important Professional Regulatory Cases of 2018

Webinar

Learn about the most important professional regulatory Court cases of the past year. What are the key legal trends? What are the strategic and operational implications for regulators? Presented by James Casey, QC and Kim Precht...

January 2019

Does Fairmont Hotels Eliminate All Equitable Remedies in the Tax Context?

First published by the Canadian Tax Foundation in (2019) 66:4 Canadian Tax Journal.

January 2019

IP Landscaping

Presentations

Government of Alberta - GreenSTEM Kick-Off Event

January 10, 2019

New Canadian Drone Regulations

Ted Henley, CityNews

(3:54) Erika Carrasco discusses the new rules for flying drones in Canada that come into effect on June 1, 2019.

January 10, 2019

Will new rules for drone flights in Canada make our skies safer?

Judy Aldous, CBC News

Transport Canada published new rules for flying drones in Canada that come into effect on June 1, 2019. Erika Carrasco discusses these new rules and answers questions on Alberta at Noon with Judy Aldous.

December 2018

Health Canada Unveils Proposed Edibles Legislation

Keeping Up With Cannabis

Health Canada launched a public consultation on its proposed regulations governing cannabis edibles today and stated that the legal sale of cannabis edibles will be permitted no later than October 17, 2019. While certain cannabis use was legalize...

December 21, 2018

$10,000 Donated by Field Law to Calgary Food Bank at CBC’s “Blitz Day”

CALGARY - Field Law donated $10,000 to the Calgary Food Bank yesterday to help make the seasonal fund-raising event known as “Blitz Day” another huge success. Firm Managing Partner, Doreen Saunderson attended the fun-filled event at CB...

December 2018

Case Summary: Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC v Various Claimants

Defence + Indemnity

Employers can be vicariously liable at common law for the actions of a rogue employee who brings about an unauthorized cyber data breach, even where the employee’s motive was to harm the employer and not to injure the third parties whose data is ...

December 2018

Case Summary: Williams v Richard

Defence + Indemnity

Social hosts were denied summary dismissal after a drunken guest got into an accident, injuring the plaintiff, after the guest had first made it home safely.

December 2018

Case Summary: Layes v Stevens

Defence + Indemnity

A $200,000 loss of future income earning capacity award to a 25 year old student able to continue working full time was upheld where she had no settled employment pattern relying on comparator cases, without a mathematical calculation.

December 2018

Case Summary: Aviva v Wawanesa

Defence + Indemnity

An Ontario Court sets out the factors for determining who the “lessee” of a rented/leased vehicle is for the purposes of determining the priority of insurers providing coverage.

December 2018

Case Summary: Dion v Security National Insurance Company

Defence + Indemnity

A claim for diminished value of a vehicle repaired after an accident is not covered under Section C of the Alberta Standard Auto Policy, SPF No. 1.

December 2018

Case Summary: Cardinal v Alberta Motor Association Insurance Company

Defence + Indemnity

The SEF 44 Endorsement is not a standalone policy and exclusions in the underlying policy apply to it such that a claimant passenger of a stolen vehicle is not entitled to benefits if he/she did not know nor ought to have known that the vehicle was sto...

December 2018

2018 Field Law Post-Secondary Summit Recap

The third annual Field Law Post-Secondary Summit was held on November 29. Brief summaries of the presentations given at the Summit have been prepared.

December 2018

Pour a Glass of Trademarks

In time for the holidays, this is a tale of competing brands sloshing around the marketplace. Please enjoy responsibly.Diageo North America, Inc. is purveyor of some of the world’s best-known brands of spirits and beer, some of which are probably...

December 2018

'Tis the Season: Holiday Parties + Employer Obligations

Workwise Newsletter

The holiday season has arrived, and with it many employers will celebrate the year with their staff. To ensure that everyone has a safe and joyous time, employers should keep in mind their obligations to employees and guests who attend office parties o...

November 9, 2018

A. Danielle Bourgeois Receives Rising Stars Recognition

CALGARY – Field Law is pleased to announce that a member of our Edmonton team, A. Danielle Bourgeois was recognized at the Lexpert® Rising Stars Awards on November 8, 2018 in Toronto. “I’m truly humbled as there are countless...

December 2018

Upcoming Criminal Code Changes + Its Effects on Entering Canada

Immigration Alert

On December 18, 2018, Canada will begin imposing tough new penalties on those who drive while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, including cannabis, or commit cannabis-related crimes.The maximum penalty for impaired driving offences will increase...

November 2018

Bar Room Brawl – Alberta Kicks ‘Em Where It Counts

As we noted in our two previous articles “Of Beer and Borders” and “The 2 Million Dollar Case of Beer”, the Alberta government had taken a bruising over its beer markup and Alberta-only Small Brewers Development Program rebate.&...

November 2018

Dealing with Unrepresented Members

Webinar

Whether it be due to cost or personal choice, regulated professionals facing disciplinary proceedings often elect to represent themselves. This can present unique challenges for regulators and administrative tribunals in ensuring a fair process. &nb...

November 2018

Bill 21 Update: An Act to Protect Patients Now Partially in Force

Professional Regulatory Alert

In our November 5, 2018 Professional Regulatory Alert we provided a brief summary of Bill 21, “An Act to Protect Patients” and addressed some of the implementation steps required of Colleges. By way of update, on November 19, 2018 the Bill ...

November 2019

Precise Language Needed to Override Reasonable Notice

Workwise Newsletter

It is fairly common for a written employment agreement to seek to limit an employee’s termination notice to the minimum amount prescribed under employment standards legislation. However past case law suggests that doing so may be more difficult t...

November 2018

No Appeal of the Cardinal Decision: SEF 44 Coverage and Automobile Used Without Consent

Insurance Alert

On November 15, 2018 the Supreme Court of Canada denied an application for leave to appeal the decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal in Cardinal v Alberta Motor Association Insurance Company, 2018 ABCA 69 (Cardinal).In Cardinal, the insurer, AMA, iss...

November 2018

Medicinal Cannabis Use in the Workplace: Employer vs. Employee Rights

Ryan Jespersen Show

November 2018

A Taste of the IPIC AGM

Presentations

Business, Law and Technology Forum

November 2018

Buildex Calgary Seminar Talks Cannabis in the Workplace

Journal of Commerce

November 8, 2018

A. Danielle Bourgeois Receives a Lexpert Rising Stars Award

Field Law is proud to announce that a member of our Edmonton team, A. Danielle Bourgeois, received a Lexpert® Rising Stars Award on November 8, 2018. Erika Carrasco from our Calgary team was also a finalist for this esteemed honour.The Award r...

November 2018

Court Upholds Decision to Allow Post-Incident Drug and Alcohol Testing After Near Miss

Canadian Employment Law Today

November 2018

Bill 21 – An Act to Protect Patients

Professional Regulatory Alert

In June of 2018, Alberta Health issued a Discussion Document indicating that the Government was considering amendments to the Health Professions Act (HPA) to better protect patients from sexual abuse by health professionals. The Discussion Do...

November 2018

Case Summary: Copytrack Pte Ltd. v Wall

Defence + Indemnity

A British Columbia court has come out with one of the first Canadian decisions directly addressing the enforcement of rights to ownership of cryptocurrency.

November 2018

Case Summary: Green v Khattab

Defence + Indemnity

Summary judgment ordering specific performance of a settlement reached during a binding Judicial Dispute Resolution was upheld, notwithstanding that a consent order or consent judgment had not been signed between the parties.

November 2018

Case Summary: Heuring v Smith

Defence + Indemnity

The Court assessed liability between a Plaintiff (cyclist) who failed to stop at a stop sign and the driver of a vehicle who did not clearly see the cyclist as a result of a “blind spot” created by a pillar in his vehicle and declined to aw...

November 2018

Case Summary: Zando v Ali

Defence + Indemnity

A damage assessment of $175,000 plus $25,000 for punitives for a single instance of sexual assault upon a colleague, involving intercourse, was upheld on appeal. The Court outlined the factors to be taken into account in quantifying sexual assault dama...

November 2018

Case Summary: Condominium Corporation No 9312374 v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada

Defence + Indemnity

The Supreme Court’s decision in the Ledcor case (which held that “resultant damage” arising from faulty workmanship is not excluded by the faulty workmanship exclusion in a builders’ risk policy) was held not to allow for covera...

November 2018

Case Summary: Aviva Insurance Company v Intact Insurance Company

Defence + Indemnity

Where an insurer contributes more than its share to a defence and settlement of a claim vis-à-vis other insurers who are involved, it may seek contribution from the other insurers even where the policies are complementary and not overlapping.

Fall 2018

Avoid Border Battles: 5 Tips for Travel to the U.S. Now That Cannabis is Legal in Canada

Aboriginal Business Quarterly

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