General Knowledge
An Introduction to the Tax Court of Canada (On-Demand)
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Dive into an introduction to the Tax Court of Canada and a judicial perspective on strategies for helping clients with Tax Court matters.
This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in October, 2019. Total running time is 42 minutes.
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Justice D.R. Sommerfeldt, Tax Court of Canada
03/2023
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Charter Notices and Voir Dires (On-Demand)
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This presentation provides a brief outline of Charter notices and voir dires from Judge R. Shaigec of the Provincial Court of Alberta (Criminal Division).
This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in November, 2019. Total running time is 40 minutes.
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Hon. Judge R. Shaigec, Provincial Court of Alberta
03/2023
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The New Presumption of Identity: Proof of Elements (On-Demand)
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Explore how legislative updates to the Criminal Code section 320.31(1)(a) lead to substantial changes to both substantive and procedural impaired driving law. In examining the question about certifiable alcohol standards, this presentation reviews the decisions of numerous cases under both the old and new legislation.
This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in November, 2019. Total running time is 33 minutes.
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Tim Foster QC, Foster Iovanelli Beyak Kothari
Melissa Kostiuk, Alberta Crown Prosecution Service
03/2023
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Blood Evidence in Impaired Driving Cases (On-Demand)
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Discuss different methods for obtaining blood samples and changes to legislation in relation to blood evidence, including demands, warrants, presumptions, and certificates.
This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in November, 2019. Total running time is 35 minutes.
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Steve Smith, Gunn Law Group
03/2023
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Impaired Driving and Bill C-46 Amendments: Just What is a Conveyance, Anyway? (On-Demand)
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Discuss Bill C-46’s introduction of the term “conveyance” into impaired driving legislation under the Criminal Code. Review how definitions of a motor vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or railway equipment have impacted decisions in past case law and offers 3 points to consider with the switch to the general “conveyance” definition.
This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in November, 2019. Total running time is 40 minutes.
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Marlo MacGregor, Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (Team Lead, Criminal Driving Unit)
03/2023
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Mens Rea in Refusal Cases (On-Demand)
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Consider the implications of the change in wording of a refusal charge under section 320.15 of the Criminal Code. Examine the elements of a refusal charge and what the Crown needs to prove. Identify the conflicting lines of jurisprudence related to proof of mens rea, and explore what may be constituted as a reasonable excuse for non-compliance.
This on-demand program was originally presented at an in-person program in November, 2019. Total running time is 27 minutes.
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Katherin Beyak, Foster Iovanelli Beyak Kothari
03/2023
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Effective Legal Support (On-Demand)
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Top-notch legal support staff make a tremendous difference to quality of work and life. Develop strategies for getting (and staying) organized, efficiently prioritizing, using office technology more effectively, and for providing more meaningful support overall.
This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in January 2017. Total running time is 4 hours, 35 minutes.
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Michelle D. Millard, Felesky Flynn LLP
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Ross McLeod QC, Law Society of Alberta
Elizabeth Aspinall, Law Society of Alberta
Bev Boyden, Walsh LLP
Bente Hallin, Felesky Flynn LLP
Mike Horne, Landmark Collaborative Health
Kristine Jeffels, Bow Valley College
Aurora Lifeso, Felesky Flynn LLP
Donald MacDonald, EWI Works
Catherine Ritchie, EWI Works
Jeff Moggach, Massage Therapist Association of Alberta
Marvin Toy, Great-West Life/London Life
03/2023
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Examine best practices, procedures, and tips for organizing and managing files from first considering prospective clients to finally closing a file when a matter is resolved.
Discover Code of Conduct and Law Society Rules that affect your filing processes, and discuss strategies for managing and organizing both paper and electronic files. Review file opening tasks (including conflict searches and client verification), how to identify critical time lines in each practice area, limitation systems, errors and omissions, and steps to properly transfer or close a file.
03/2023
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Written Advocacy – Preparing Persuasive Documents (On-Demand)
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Learn how to communicate more effectively by writing accessible, understandable, and persuasive documents. At its core, effective writing requires you to write for your audience, not for yourself. This on-demand program explains what this means and how to do it. The tips and tricks offered in these two online videos and course materials apply to any form of legal writing: drafting affidavits, statements of claim, mediation briefs, client reporting letters, and more.
One sneak preview tip – organization and visual presentation are critical. Use bullets, headings, and charts, to organize your document and to help the reader more quickly and easily follow your argument.
This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in September 2014. Total running time is 2 hours, 30 minutes.
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Eugene Meehan QC, Supreme Advocacy LLP
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Hon. Justice M.B. Bielby, Court of Appeal of Alberta
Everett Bunnell QC, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Jon Faulds QC, Field LLP
03/2023
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Develop a practical understanding of how to handle a Queen’s Bench civil case. Review pre-trial considerations, how to use a proof table to organize your evidence, and how to best introduce evidence at trial. Cover strategy for opening statements, examining a witness in chief and cross, and using expert witnesses.
This program uses a mock case and fact scenario to anchor discussion of the issues and demonstrate the practical application of the points being made. This resource includes written materials that can be downloaded as PDFS, videos of the mock case, and videos of seminar presenters, including interactive demonstrations and Q & A sessions.
03/2023
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Vagueness and Ambiguity in Contracts (On-Demand)
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As your first-year contracts professor surely told you, every solicitor’s nightmare is one in which their drafting earns them a permanent roasting from the bench. To prevent this unenviable result, many lawyers – young lawyers in particular– tend to rely on the safety of precedents, believing that un-litigated products from the past will surely pass further judicial scrutiny. Yet by their very nature, a precedent will be tuned and tweaked for specific situations by each lawyer using it, who will often leave vagueness and ambiguity in their wake for the next lawyer to wade through.
How do we reconcile the ease and relative safety of precedent usage with recent pushes from the bench, legal educators, and an increasing number of clients, towards clear and easy-to-understand language in contracts? This on-demand program points out common examples of the most prevalent pitfalls of using precedents – vagueness and ambiguity – and provides helpful techniques for spotting and correcting archaic and convoluted language, built into precedents over time, that confuses judges, lawyers, and clients alike.
This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a webinar on May 27, 2020. Total running time is 51 minutes.
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Douglas H. Peterson, Douglas H. Peterson Professional Corporation
03/2023
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To See or Not to See: The Impact of Without Prejudice Offers to Settle on Future Costs Awards (On-Demand)
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At various points in the litigation process, clients often want to try to settle the dispute. Different situations may call for different solutions. Before embarking on a particular settlement path, lawyers should understand and consider the potential downstream effects of these efforts. Explore costs consequences of without prejudice offers to settle and Calderbank offers, as well as consider the possible repercussions of recent amendments to the Rules of Court.
This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a webinar on November 19, 2020. Total running time is 1 hour.
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Alexander Yiu, Ackroyd LLP
03/2023
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