costs

Anderson v Alberta: The SCC Revises the Test for “Impecuniosity” and Advance Legal Costs in the Era of Reconciliation

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “The Court”) has modified the threshold of “impecuniosity” where a First Nations government seeks advance cost awards in litigation against the federal or provincial governments. In the unanimous decision of Anderson v Alberta, 2022 SCC 6 [Anderson], the Court determined that a First Nations government which has access […]

DCC 45 v Swan: Drawing Key Distinctions between the Duties of Loyalty and Care

Durham Condominium Corporation No. 45 v  Leslie Arthur Swan, 2015 ONCA 590 [Swan] is a brief case that raises key issues around board members’ statutory and contractual entitlements to be indemnified for legal liability and costs personally incurred in the course of duty. However, the issue that stands at the forefront of this case concerns […]