As part of Bow River Law LLP‘s commitment to legal excellence, we are often doing research and updating our knowledge in the law. In service of the public and profession, we then write legal blogs and news articles and post them here for your perusal.
Are you an Employment Lawyer looking for analysis on the latest case law in Alberta? You are in the right place! This employment law blog contains summary and analysis of most important case law in Alberta. It is easily searchable by precise date and keyword, with the option to search by more general categories as well.
NOTE: If you are only looking for legal highlights and more general employment law information, a better place to start is on our Resources pages.
August 10, 2026
In Ross v Newly Institute Inc., 2026 ABKB 538 (Banks, J), the Alberta Court of King’s Bench found the employee...
Categories: Employment Contracts | Employment Law | Just Cause | Management Employees | Severance Agreement | Severance Pay | Wrongful Dismissal
July 30, 2026
In the recent case of Nykoliation v 244755 Alberta Ltd. (Pertium Group), 2026 ABCJ 103, the Alberta Court of Justice...
Categories: Employment Contracts | Employment Law | Mitigation | Punitive Damages | Severance Agreement | Severance Pay | Wrongful Dismissal
July 29, 2026
In Baron Real Estate Investments Ltd v Tri-Arrow Industrial Recovery Inc, 2026 ABCA 249, the Court of Appeal restored an...
Categories: Uncategorized
July 27, 2026
In Dufour v Ricky’s Family Restaurants Ltd., FDF Brandz Inc., Humpty’s Family Restaurants and Humpty’s Restaurants International Inc., 2026 ABCJ...
Categories: Employment Law | Labour Employees | Mitigation | Severance Pay | Severance Review | Wrongful Dismissal
July 22, 2026
In Decision 26-001 of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal assessed if a worker who was injured...
Categories: Disability | Employment Law
July 16, 2026
In Wilsher v Olympic Wholesale, 2026 ONSC 3620 Justice Woodley held that a 55 year old Night Shift Supervisor with...
Categories: Aggravated Damages | Employment Law | Just Cause | Punitive Damages | Severance Pay | Workplace Investigations | Wrongful Dismissal
