Altius, which owns the Genesee coal mine that feeds the Genesee power plant west of Edmonton, lost in Court of King's Bench but took its case to the Alberta Court of Appeal.
Alberta’s highest court has dismissed a Canmore appeal to reverse a tribunal decision ordering it to allow two major developments that would almost double the town’s population.
Alberta's highest court has dismissed a Canmore appeal to reverse a tribunal decision ordering it to allow two major developments that would almost double the town's population.
Separate corporate personality is not a loophole or technicality, but is an essential principle of corporate law, the Alberta Court of Appeal recently reiterated in Condominium Corporation No. 0828219 v Carrington Holdings Ltd., 2023 ABCA 222 [Carrington] and Swanby v Tru-Square Homes Ltd, 2023 ABCA 224 [Swanby]. Together, Carrington and Swanby highlight the powerful impact of separate corporate personality on shareholder liability for the actions of their corporations.