The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented situation and is deeply affecting the whole world and our community. Businesses of all sizes from all industries are facing unique and difficult decisions regarding immediate issues with no clear sightlines into the future. If I do X now, how will it affect Y when things return to normal in Z months?
We are committed to helping you manage risk during this uncertain time. For this reason, we have created this COVID-19 resource page. As an award-winning Calgary-based litigation and advocacy firm, we bring extensive legal experience and knowledge to help avoid or pursue the many international, national and local disputes that are arising, and develop strategies and responses to the business challenges you presently face during this period of extreme interruption.
Our resource page has gathered contributors from various practice areas to provide their insight into issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and potential responses. Businesses of all sizes, as well as individuals, need to be aware of the implications of decisions they make now, in the heat of this crisis, and our lawyers can provide the necessary advice.
Should you have any questions, our lawyers are available to help. Click here for a list of our team members and their contact information.
Enforceability of Contracts
- May 14, 2020
Are Contracts Enforceable Despite COVID-19? [Part 7]: Contract Law Meets Insolvency Law - Some Strategic Considerations by Christa Nicholson & Kaila Eadie - May 7, 2020
Are Contracts Enforceable Despite COVID-19? [Part 6]: The Principles of Causation by Geoffrey Boddy & Kaila Eadie - April 30, 2020
Are Contracts Enforceable Despite COVID-19? [Part 5]: Duty to Mitigate Force Majeure Events by Bryan C. Duguid QC, FCIArb & William Katz - April 24, 2020
Are Contracts Enforceable Despite COVID-19? [Part 4]: Force Majeure Notice Requirements by Geoffrey Boddy & Andrea MacLean - April 16, 2020
Are Contracts Enforceable Despite COVID-19? [Part 3]: Interpreting Force Majeure Clauses by Bryan C. Duguid QC, FCIArb & Kaila Eadie - April 9, 2020
Are Contracts Enforceable Despite COVID-19? [Part 2]: The Applicable Legal Doctrines by Geoffrey Boddy & William Katz -
April 1, 2020
Are Contracts Enforceable Despite COVID-19? [Part 1]: Overview by Bryan C. Duguid QC, FCIArb & Andrea MacLean
Commercial Real Estate
- April 8, 2020
Commercial "Evictions" Are Not Suspended by Glenn Solomon QC, FCIArb & Laura Warner -
April 2, 2020
Commercial Landlord And Tenant Agreements: The Need For Careful Analysis by Glenn Solomon QC, FCIArb
Insolvency & Restructuring
- September 22, 2020
Pursuing Pots of Gold: Litigation Funding - The Supreme Court of Canada Speaks by Christa Nicholson - May 14, 2020
Vanquisher or Vanquished? Insolvency Law's Power to End Contracts by Christa Nicholson & Kaila Eadie - May 13, 2020
COVID-19: Potential Solutions for Insolvency Situations by Christa Nicholson & Angad Bedi - April 27, 2020
COVID-19 and Insolvency Law: What You Should Know by Christa Nicholson
COVID-19-Related Developments
- July 28, 2020
COVID-19: Class Actions Arising From a Pandemic by Gavin Price, Kajal Ervin & Andrea MacLean - June 18, 2020
Refusing to Return to Work? CERB Isn't the Answer by Cassandra Sutter - June 10, 2020
Virtual Witnessing of Estate Documents by Oliver Ho - May 19, 2020
Tort Liability in a COVID World [Part 4]: Medical Negligence by Laura Warner & Sarah Bernamoff - May 5, 2020
Tort Liability in a COVID World [Part 3]: Government Oversight of the Cargill Beef Plant by Laura Warner & Kaila Eadie - April 17, 2020
Tort Liability in a COVID World [Part 2]: The Case of Walmart by Laura Warner & Sarah Bernamoff - April 15, 2020
Selling or Buying Shares in the Face of COVID-19: Am I Insider Trading? by Andrew Wilson & Angad Bedi - April 14, 2020
Is My Business Covered For Interruption Losses Caused by COVID-19? by Ryan Phillips & Maureen McCartney-Cameron - April 9, 2020
The New Tort on the Block: Publicity Placing a Person in False Light by Oliver Ho - April 7, 2020
Tort Liability In A COVID World [Part 1]: The Principles Of Negligence In A COVID World by Laura Warner, Kaila Eadie & Sarah Bernamoff - April 2, 2020
Social Distancing And Executing Documents With Electronic Signatures by Oliver Ho
Procedural (Rules of Court)
- July 28, 2020
SPECIAL EDITION Rules Newsletter No. 5 (July 2020) by Glenn Solomon QC, FCIArb, Sarah Miller & Daniel Gryba - June 3, 2020
SPECIAL EDITION Rules Newsletter No. 4 (June 2020) by Glenn Solomon QC, FCIArb, Sarah Miller & Daniel Gryba - May 6, 2020
SPECIAL EDITION Rules Newsletter No. 3 (May 2020) by Glenn Solomon QC, FCIArb, Sarah Miller & Daniel Gryba -
April 28, 2020Rule 4.31 and 4.33 in a World of Suspended Limitations by Gavin Price & Charlotte Stokes
- April 15, 2020
SPECIAL EDITION Rules Newsletter No. 2 (April 2020) by Glenn Solomon QC, FCIArb, Sarah Miller & Daniel Gryba
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April 1, 2020
Recent Amendments To The Rules Of Court by David Marshall -
April 1, 2020
SPECIAL EDITION Rules Newsletter No. 1 (April 2020) by Glenn Solomon QC, FCIArb, Sarah Miller & Daniel Gryba
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