Does the doctrine of unconscionability still exist?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kassian v. Hill, 2002 ABQB 106 (CanLII):
Justice Sopinka in Norberg v. Wynrib, 1992 CanLII 65 (SCC), [1992] 2 S.C.R. 226 at para. 136 stated that “ the doctrine of unconscionability and the related principle of inequality of bargaining power are evolving and, as yet, not completely settled areas of the law of contract.”
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