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Alan is a dedicated litigator acting on a range of insurance and commercial disputes. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for advocacy, Alan navigates legal complexities with precision and proficiency. He has been involved in extensive trial preparation, appeared before the Superior Court of Justice, and led enforcement proceedings. Committed to conflict resolution, Alan has also mediated small claims and landlord-tenant disputes through his licensure as a general civil mediator in the State of Michigan.
Prior to MB, Alan determined liability concerning loss or damage to personal property as an Insurance Claims Adjuster. In law school, he held leadership positions, volunteered to aid vulnerable youth in obtaining identification documents, and prepared immigration relief packages as a legal intern. Additionally, Alan received the Book Award for achieving the highest grade in Cross-Border Sales and Financial Transactions I, as well as Canadian and U.S. Professional Responsibility.
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In the construction industry, where a tangled web of inter-related contracts can be the norm, questions often arise as to whether a non-party seeking to avail themselves of benefits in one contract is also subject to its various restrictive covenants. In the Husky case discussed below, the ABKB clarified that parties take the good and they take the bad.
The Divisional Court and Court of Appeal for Ontario erred when they respectively concluded that only in "exceptional circumstances" and "rare cases" would judicial review be available for questions of fact or mixed fact and law.
In Cox v. Miller (Cox), the British Columbia Court of Appeal (the "BCCA") upheld the trial judge's decision by affirming that irrespective of an individual's intent and permissible rules of a game, injuries as a result of reckless and dangerous acts during recreational sports are risks not undertaken by players and are thereby able to constitute liability in negligence.