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Congratulations Nathan Po!

May 3, 2023

McCuaig Desrochers LLP is excited to announce that Nathan Po, one of our partners, has been recognized twice, in both the 2023 Lexpert Legal Directory as a leading practitioner in immigration law, and in the 2023 edition of the Best Lawyers in Canada in the field of immigration law. Best Lawyers™ compiles its lists of outstanding lawyers by conducting thousands of peer reviewed surveys. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the one of the foremost

Congratulations Justin Kingston!

April 6, 2023

Congratulations to Justin Kingston for being appointed as new President of Fédération des associations de juristes d’expression française de common law (FAJEF). FAJEF is a national organization with the goal to defend and promote access to justice in French in provinces and territories with an English-speaking majority across Canada. See: https://fajef.ca/english-information/

False Statements in a Proof of Loss: Important Insurance Decisions

March 15, 2023

Case Review: Abbas v Esurance Insurance Company of Canada, 2023 ABCA 36 An important Court of Appeal of Alberta insurance law decision came out on February 6, 2023: how do we know it is important? Because the first line of the reasons for judgment reserved says so: [1] This is an important insurance case. It declares that the common-law-fraudulent-claims rule – an insurer is relieved of the obligation to indemnify an insured for any loss arising from the same event and under

Personal Liability of Directors for the Debts of a Corporation

February 17, 2023

In Alberta, directors of a corporation can be held personally liable for certain debts of the corporation in the event of bankruptcy or otherwise. This is because a director has a legal responsibility to ensure that a corporation is able to pay its debts as they become due and to ensure the corporation has sufficient liquid assets to satisfy these obligations. The liability of a director for the debts of a corporation can arise from a number of different sources,

New Partner at McCuaig Desrochers

January 2, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Jeff Arsenault has joined the partnership. Welcome!

Office Closure Notice

December 6, 2022

Our offices will be closed as of 4:30 pm on Friday, December 23rd, 2022, for the winter holiday, and will reopen 8:30 am on Monday, January 2nd, 2023.

Welcome Breanna Case

September 15, 2022

McCuaig Desrochers LLP is pleased to welcome Breanna Case as an articling student. Breanna received her Juris Doctor from University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law in 2022. While in law school, she volunteered as Dayleader on the Family and Civil Law Project with Student Legal Services where she assisted low-income individuals with their legal matters in Provincial Court. She also served on the Women’s Law Forum and the Edmonton branch of the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) where she

2022 Community Involvement

August 17, 2022

In 1995 (the 100th anniversary of our firm’s establishment), the partners of McCuaig Desrochers LLP endowed a charitable fund through the Edmonton Community Foundation grant program. The partners of our firm have administered this charitable fund since that time, directing donations to different worthy organizations every year. This year, McCuaig Desrochers LLP has directed that its Edmonton Community Foundation fund proceeds be donated to the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, which we feel is a very deserving organization doing very important

Congratulations Olivia!

July 22, 2022

We are proud to announce that Olivia Wang has been Admitted to the Bar and welcome her as an Associate with the firm. Please see Olivia’s full bio here.

Congratulations Monika!

July 8, 2022

We are proud to announce that Monika Sharma has been Admitted to the Bar and welcome her as an Associate with the firm. Please see Monika’s full bio here.

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Congratulations Nathan Po!

Congratulations Justin Kingston!

False Statements in a Proof of Loss: Important Insurance Decisions

Personal Liability of Directors for the Debts of a Corporation

New Partner at McCuaig Desrochers

Office Closure Notice

Welcome Breanna Case

2022 Community Involvement

Congratulations Olivia!

Congratulations Monika!

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