Hannam v Medicine Hat School District No. 76,
| Judge | The Honourable Mr. Justice Brian O’Ferrall,The Honourable Mr. Justice Thomas W. Wakeling,The Honourable Mr. Justice Kevin Feehan |
| Citation | 2020 ABCA 343 |
| Date | 25 September 2020 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Alberta) |
| Docket Number | 1901-0002-AC |
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83 practice notes
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Anglin v Resler,
...only in clearest of situations’”). 265 2019 ABCA 49, ¶ 46; 442 D.L.R. 4th 9, 49-50. See Hannam v. Medicine Hat School District No. 76, 2020 ABCA 343, ¶ 171; 454 D.L.R. 4th 202, 301, leave to appeal ref'd, [2020] S.C.C.A. No. 421 per Wakeling & Feehan, JJ.A. (“ Weir-Jones allows the summ......
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Canada v. Witchekan Lake First Nation,
...v. Purolator Courier Ltd., 2019 ABCA 49, 86 Alta. L.R. (6th) 240 at para. 47 [Weir-Jones]; Hannam v. Medicine Hat School District No. 76, 2020 ABCA 343, 15 Alta. L.R. (7th) 213 at paras. 12 and 135, leave to appeal to SCC refused, 39442 (18 March [36] Broader public policy considerations ar......
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Serinus Energy Plc v SysGen Solutions Group Ltd,
...afford private dispute resolution, and because it, in turn, supports the rule of law. See: Hannam v Medicine Hat School District No 76, 2020 ABCA 343 at para 48; Benke at para 68 Courts must also consider the existence of credibility issues in context. “Credibility” issues inc......
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H2 Canmore Apartments LP v Cormode & Dickson Construction Edmonton Ltd,
...22 Summary judgment cannot be granted if the application presents a genuine issue for trial: Hannam v Medicine Hat School District No 76, 2020 ABCA 343 at para 13; Clearbakk Energy Services Inc v Sunshine Oilsands Ltd, 2023 ABCA 96 at para 23 The proper approach to summary dispositions in A......
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Anglin v Resler,
...only in clearest of situations’”). 265 2019 ABCA 49, ¶ 46; 442 D.L.R. 4th 9, 49-50. See Hannam v. Medicine Hat School District No. 76, 2020 ABCA 343, ¶ 171; 454 D.L.R. 4th 202, 301, leave to appeal ref'd, [2020] S.C.C.A. No. 421 per Wakeling & Feehan, JJ.A. (“ Weir-Jones allows the summ......
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Canada v. Witchekan Lake First Nation,
...v. Purolator Courier Ltd., 2019 ABCA 49, 86 Alta. L.R. (6th) 240 at para. 47 [Weir-Jones]; Hannam v. Medicine Hat School District No. 76, 2020 ABCA 343, 15 Alta. L.R. (7th) 213 at paras. 12 and 135, leave to appeal to SCC refused, 39442 (18 March [36] Broader public policy considerations ar......
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Serinus Energy Plc v SysGen Solutions Group Ltd,
...afford private dispute resolution, and because it, in turn, supports the rule of law. See: Hannam v Medicine Hat School District No 76, 2020 ABCA 343 at para 48; Benke at para 68 Courts must also consider the existence of credibility issues in context. “Credibility” issues inc......
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H2 Canmore Apartments LP v Cormode & Dickson Construction Edmonton Ltd,
...22 Summary judgment cannot be granted if the application presents a genuine issue for trial: Hannam v Medicine Hat School District No 76, 2020 ABCA 343 at para 13; Clearbakk Energy Services Inc v Sunshine Oilsands Ltd, 2023 ABCA 96 at para 23 The proper approach to summary dispositions in A......
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6 firm's commentaries
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Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied: Alberta's Proposed Prompt Payment Legislation
...extensively evaluated the effectiveness of use of the summary procedures in Alberta in Hannam v Medicine Hat School District No. 76, 2020 ABCA 343 ["Hannam"], finding that in the context of summary procedures, "most courts have no appetite for resolving contests on disputed material facts" ......
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Debate Concluded Over Correct Test For Summary Judgment In Alberta
...v MHSD #76, 2020 ABCA 343, where we were successful with our client's appeal, the Court of Appeal provides clarity on the test for summary judgment. In Hannam, the plaintiff was walking immediately behind the custodian and still managed to slip and fall. The ABCA held nothing more could hav......
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Weir In Agreement: Alberta Court Of Appeal Confirms Summary Rule
...v Medicine Hat School District No. 76, 2020 ABCA 343 ('Hannam'), the Alberta Court of Appeal re-affirmed its position in the previously well-known 2019 decision of Weir-Jones. Hannam is a significant decision as the Alberta Court of Appeal provides guidance on how to apply the previously se......
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Alberta Court Of Appeal Encourages Use Of Summary Judgment Rules
...grant summary judgment when there are disputed facts on the record. Stay tuned. Footnotes 1 Hannam v. Medicine Hat School District No 76, 2020 ABCA 343. 2 Hannam at paras 3 Hannam at para 210. 4 Weir-Jones Technical Services Incorporated v. Purolator Courier Ltd, 2019 ABCA 49. 5 Hryniak v. ......
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