Stewart McKelvey

Stewart McKelvey is an Atlantic Canadian law firm offering legal services through six offices located in the Provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. A law firm in Atlantic Canada with more than 220 lawyers, Stewart McKelvey offers services in all areas of the law to local, regional, national and international clients. The practice of the firm touches every corner of business and industry in Atlantic Canada. The firm's lawyers appear before Municipal, Provincial and Federal boards and tribunals and all levels of courts in Canada.

Amendments to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act in Force
Lee C. Bell-Smith, October 6, 2009
In 2005 and 2007 the Parliament of Canada passed statutes to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-3 (the "BIA") and the Companies Creditors' Arrangement Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36 (the "CCAA"). Some amendments to the BIA and CCAA were proclaimed in force on...

Alberta Court of Appeal Upholds the Cap
July 8, 2009
In a key decision released today, the Alberta Court of Appeal unanimously overturned the trial decision of Associate Chief Justice Wittmann, in which the trial judge had concluded that the cap on general damages for "minor injuries" suffered in a motor vehicle accident was...

Consumer Claims and Class Actions Law
July 8, 2009
Over the last few months, the Canadian courts issued five significant decisions relating to class actions. While all five touch on different issues and arise from different facts they, generally, signal a return to first principles and requirements of law.