Matthew X. James | Partner
403.221.0260
Practice Areas
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Commercial litigation
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Shareholder oppression claims, director liability and corporate governance disputes
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Construction litigation and builders’ lien disputes
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Real estate litigation
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Intellectual property litigation, including copyright and patent infringement cases
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Oil and gas litigation
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Civil fraud actions
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Professional disciplinary proceedings (including the Law Society of Alberta, the Alberta Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists, and the College of Dental Surgeons of Alberta)
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Professional negligence claims
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Constitutional litigation
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Investor disputes
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Employment law, wrongful dismissal actions and human rights complaints
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Banking and financing litigation, including secured and unsecured debt recovery, foreclosure actions and mortgage fraud cases
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Franchise disputes
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Criminal law (commercial crime)
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Administrative law, including commission and board hearings and judicial review of decisions of administrative tribunals
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Joint venture and partnership disputes
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Libel and defamation actions
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Judgment enforcement (domestic and foreign judgments)
Reported Decisions
Bartolome v. Alberta Investigation & Loss Prevention Inc., 2005 ABPC 290, 2005 CarswellAlta 1482
R. v. Allen, 2006 ABPC 115, 399 AR 245
Condominium Corp. No. 9813678 v. Statesman Corp., 2007 ABCA 216, 76 Alta LR (4th) 197
Direct Energy Marketing Ltd. v. McIntyre, 2007 ABQB 296, [2007] AWLD 2067
Jackson v. Piikani Nation Election Appeals Board, 2008 FC 130, 328 FTR 188
Begeman v. Bender, 2008 ABCA 237, 433 AR 9
Neste Canada Inc. v. Allianz Insurance Co. of Canada, 2008 ABCA 292, [2008] 6 WWR 222
Campbell v. Calgary Police Service, 2009 ABQB 58, 2009 CarswellAlta 99
Condominium Corp. No. 0321365 v. Marshall, 2009 ABCA 292, [2009] AWLD 3639
SSI Special Services (Operating Division) Inc. v. Response Energy Corp., 2009 ABCA 339, [2009] AWLD 4045
Kaglik v. Homestead Project Management Ltd., 2010 ABQB 336, 2010 ACWS (3d) 883
Toronto Dominion Bank v. Khosla, 2010 ABQB 652, [2011] AWLD 523
Milner v. Sostar, 2012 ABCA 128, 2012 CarswellAlta 759
760437 Alberta Ltd. v. Fabutan Corporation, 2012 ABQB 266, 1 BLR (5th) 302
CIBC v. Lucas, 2012 ABQB 402, 218 ACWS (3d) 438
Weber v. Coco Homes, 2013 ABQB 180, 79 Alta LR (5th) 396
Kulaga v. First National Financial GP Corporation, 2013 ABQB 377, [2013] AWLD 4498
Bank of Montreal v. 1323606 Alberta Ltd., 2013 ABQB 596, 571 AR 353
Kowbel v. National Bank of Canada, 2014 ABQB 311, 2014 CarswellAlta 836
Kulaga v. First National Financial GP Corporation, 2014 ABQB 400, 2014 CarswellAlta 1086
Madigan Plaza Inc. v. Calgary Golf & Country Club, 2015 ABQB 272, [2015] 8 WWR 134
Willier v. McGurk, 2015 ABCA 299, 258 ACWS (3d) 431
Coco Homes Inc. v. Caleron Properties Ltd., 2016 ABQB 30, 2016 CarswellAlta 62
Coco Homes Inc. v. Caleron Properties Ltd., 2017 ABQB 15, 2017 CarswellAlta 73
Condominium Corp. No. 0211484 v. The Town of Canmore, 2018 ABQB 649, [2018] AWLD 3756
Law Society of Alberta v. Kramar, 2020 ABLS 31
Law Society of Alberta v. Suberlak, 2020 ABLS 34
Snowball v. Ham Estate, 2021 ABQB 497, 2021 CarswellAlta 1552
Sterling Bridge Mortgage Corp. v. Flights Developments Corporation, 2021 ABQB 990, 2021 ACWS 687
1232548 Alberta Inc. v. Stubicar, 2022 ABQB 73, 343 ACWS (3d) 175
Royal Bank of Canada v. Amor, 2023 ABKB12