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Civil Litigation
Is technology serving you, or are you a servant to technology?
Today, lawyers are constantly distracted by legal technology, connectivity, electronic case information and discovery, and information overload… email, instant messaging, social media, phone calls, interruptions, etc. Lawyers switch tasks on ...
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Updates to Alberta’s Court Commercial Case Management (“CCM”) Process
The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has recently announced an update to the Commercial Case Management (“CCM”) application. Effective March 2, 2023, the application will now allow counsel to ...
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Appellate Advocacy
If you are looking to develop strong appellate advocacy skills, LESA has a program this spring that you will certainly not want to miss. Justice Jolaine Antonio and Justice Dawn Pentelechuk ...
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Human Rights Protections After Schrenk
On December 15, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal v Schrenk. How have decision makers across Canada interpreted and applied Schrenk in the close ...
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Hone your questioning skills!
Hone your skills in questioning! In the early years of practice, many lawyers have the opportunity to develop their questioning skills—whether questioning on affidavits or as part of the discovery ...
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Wellness & Mental Health Supports for Alberta’s Legal Profession
In recent years, mental health awareness has moved to the forefront of discourse in the legal community. This is due in part to recent reports revealing the rise of mental ...
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Judgments: From a Piece of Paper to Repayment | With Andrea Steen
LESA’s upcoming webinar Judgment Enforcement: Learning to Swim will explore the practical aspects of entering judgment (consent, default, and summary judgment) with a focus on debt claims. This week, the ...
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Dealing with Tax Disputes
Navigating tax disputes can be complicated, due in part to the intricacies of the CRA’s processes and framework. We are looking forward to hearing from Gergely Hegedus, partner at Dentons, ...
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Practice Foundations: Judicial Reviews
Focusing on the early years of practice, this program will explore the law of judicial review. It will also delve into mechanics and procedure, including statutory and common law requirements. ...
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