NEP Canada ULC v MEC OP LLC, 2021 ABQB 180

JudgeHonourable Mr. Justice D.B. Nixon
Neutral Citation2021 ABQB 180
Docket Number1201 09690
Citation2021 ABQB 180
Date01 April 2021
CourtCourt of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)

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  • Ehli v Lamanator Coatings Ltd,
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • June 10, 2024
    ...Company, 2011 BCCA 187, 331 DLR (4th) 631. See also Bennett v Treit, 2023 ABKB 348, Kubik J at para 105; NEP Canada ULC v MEC OP LLC, 2021 ABQB 180, DB Nixon J, as he then was, at paras 926-930; PR Construction Ltd v Colony Management Inc, 2023 ABKB 25, Friesen J, as she then was, at paras ......
  • H2 Canmore Apartments LP v Cormode & Dickson Construction Edmonton Ltd,
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • July 15, 2024
    ...45 at para 89; Xerex at paras 56-58; PR Construction Ltd v Colony Management Inc, 2023 ABKB 25 at para 102; NEP Canada ULC v MEC OP LLC, 2021 ABQB 180 at para 760, rev'd 2022 CarswellAlta 3849; Opron Construction Co v Alberta, 1994 CanLII 18362 (AB KB) at paras 516-521; Wang v Shao, 2019 BC......
  • Armstrong v Gula,
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • June 19, 2024
    ...question: Xerex at paras 56-58; PR Construction Ltd v Colony Management Inc, 2023 ABKB 25 at para 102; NEP Canada ULC v MEC OP LLC, 2021 ABQB 180 at para 760, rev'd 2022 CarswellAlta 3849; Opron Construction Co v Alberta, 1994 CanLII 18362 (AB KB) at paras 516-521; Wang at paras 45-46. Give......
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    • Mondaq Canada
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    ...for breaches of the duty of honest performance or the duty to exercise contractual discretion reasonably: NEP Canada ULC v MEC OP LLC, 2021 ABQB 180; 1401380 Ontario Ltd. v. Wasaya Airways LP, 1401380 Ontario Ltd. v. Remotes One Remote Communities, 2024 ONSC 4701. However, other lower court......
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  • Ehli v Lamanator Coatings Ltd,
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • June 10, 2024
    ...Company, 2011 BCCA 187, 331 DLR (4th) 631. See also Bennett v Treit, 2023 ABKB 348, Kubik J at para 105; NEP Canada ULC v MEC OP LLC, 2021 ABQB 180, DB Nixon J, as he then was, at paras 926-930; PR Construction Ltd v Colony Management Inc, 2023 ABKB 25, Friesen J, as she then was, at paras ......
  • H2 Canmore Apartments LP v Cormode & Dickson Construction Edmonton Ltd,
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • July 15, 2024
    ...45 at para 89; Xerex at paras 56-58; PR Construction Ltd v Colony Management Inc, 2023 ABKB 25 at para 102; NEP Canada ULC v MEC OP LLC, 2021 ABQB 180 at para 760, rev'd 2022 CarswellAlta 3849; Opron Construction Co v Alberta, 1994 CanLII 18362 (AB KB) at paras 516-521; Wang v Shao, 2019 BC......
  • Armstrong v Gula,
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • June 19, 2024
    ...question: Xerex at paras 56-58; PR Construction Ltd v Colony Management Inc, 2023 ABKB 25 at para 102; NEP Canada ULC v MEC OP LLC, 2021 ABQB 180 at para 760, rev'd 2022 CarswellAlta 3849; Opron Construction Co v Alberta, 1994 CanLII 18362 (AB KB) at paras 516-521; Wang at paras 45-46. Give......
  • Bellisario et Al v 2200 Bromsgrove Development Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • April 25, 2025
    ...have held that sophisticated parties cannot contract out of liability for deceitful or fraudulent conduct: NEP Canada ULC v. MEC OP LLC, 2021 ABQB 180, at para. 89 The Home Construction Regulatory Agency provided an advisory bulletin where it indicated that it expects price adjustment claus......
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  • Ten Takeaways For Private M&A Sellers And Buyers In Canada From Recent Court Decision
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 10, 2021
    ...end up before the courts for resolution. One such recent court decision is the Alberta Queens Bench case of NEP Canada ULC v MEC OP LLC, 2021 ABQB 180 released April 1, 2021. The case provides some useful lessons for participants in private M&A transactions in Canada. The Court found that t......
  • Ten Takeaways For Private M&A Sellers And Buyers In Canada From Recent Court Decision
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 10, 2021
    ...end up before the courts for resolution. One such recent court decision is the Alberta Queens Bench case of NEP Canada ULC v MEC OP LLC, 2021 ABQB 180 released April 1, 2021. The case provides some useful lessons for participants in private M&A transactions in Canada. The Court found that t......
  • Top 10 Recent Legal Developments Impacting Commercial Litigation In Alberta
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 31, 2022
    ...This article was originally posted on May 4, 2021 by Michael A Marion, Miles F. Pittman, Laura Poppel. In NEP Canada ULC v MEC OP LLC, 2021 ABQB 180 (NEP), the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench rendered an important judgment ruling on the interplay between an action for a deceitful contractual......
  • Court Rules Party Cannot Rely On Exculpatory Clause To Avoid Liability For Deceit
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 6, 2021
    ...Canada ULC v MEC OP LLC, 2021 ABQB 180 (NEP), the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench rendered an important judgment ruling on the interplay between an action for a deceitful contractual representation and an exclusionary clause contained within that same contract. In short, a party will not be ......
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