Vaccination as a Requirement for an Organ Transplant…Doctor’s Decisions are not Government Decisions (Lewis v Alberta Health Services, 2022 ABCA 359)
Background Facts: This Alberta Court of Appeal (“ABCA”) case involved a Plaintiff that suffered from a progressive and debilitating condition that required an organ transplant. As the ABCA stated, it was a virtual certainty she [...]
New judges appointed to Provincial Court of Alberta
The appointment of four Provincial Court of Alberta judges will help improve access to justice for Albertans. Each year the provincial court handles more than 100,000 criminal cases, 17,000 family and child protection cases, and [...]
Renaming Alberta’s provincial court
Effective April 1, 2023, Alberta’s provincial court will be called the Alberta Court of Justice. The government will begin the process of changing the court’s name to the Alberta Court of Justice, which better reflects [...]
Constitutionality of BC’s Vaccine Passport Scheme
This memo identifies a few of the constitutional vulnerabilities of BC’s Vaccine Passport Scheme. It is unconscionable that our leaders have chosen to normalize the routine screening of people on the basis of biology, turning [...]
Grey Wowk Spencer LLP adds Bradley Sinclair as a Partner of the law firm
Grey Wowk Spencer LLP is pleased to announce that Bradley Sinclair has entered into a Partnership with our firm. Brad joined GWSLLP in January of 2020 and has since served as the Managing Lawyer of [...]