General Knowledge

Understanding an Assessment Officer’s Jurisdiction and Discretion (On-Demand) About Faculty About Assessment officers derive their authority solely from the Rules of Court. An understanding of their authority and its limits is a prerequisite to successfully advancing or challenging cost claims. Examine relevant rules and judicial authorities that have interpreted or affected the application of some of these rules. Facilitate the resolution of costs issues, guide counsel in the preparation of submissions for costs assessments, and suggest arguments that might otherwise be overlooked. This presentation also includes a questions and answers panel discussion. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Costs on May 6, 2025. Total running time is 56 minutes. Faculty Chair Hon. Robert A. Graesser KC, Vogel LLP | Retired Justice, Court of King’s Bench of Alberta Presenter Dennis F. Pawlowski, Retired Review Officer, Court of King’s Bench of Alberta

Costs in Estate Litigation (On-Demand) About Faculty About While estate litigation is part of civil litigation generally, nevertheless, it has quirks of its own, including how costs are awarded. Within the context of estate litigation, this on-demand program addresses types of costs, exceptions to the general rule, circumstances justifying costs awarded to the losing party, the interplay of the Surrogate Rules and the Alberta Rules of Court, and the Surrogate Rules dealing with Costs. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Costs on May 6, 2025. Total running time is 39 minutes. Faculty Chair Hon. Robert A. Graesser KC, Vogel LLP | Retired Justice, Court of King’s Bench of Alberta Presenter Anne S. de Villars KC, de Villars Jones LLP