At times lawyers may not consider costs until the Court invites them to speak to the issue. Explore the law of costs in Alberta, including the post-McCallister landscape; consider strategic approaches to costs; and examine issues relating to reviews and assessments. Delve into practice-area specific considerations and best practices in general civil litigation, commercial litigation, family law, and wills and estates.. These on-demand programs were originally presented as an in-person program titled Costs on May 6, 2025. The total running time for each presentation ranges between 39 minutes to 1 hour, 13 minutes.

Costs incentivize parties to settle and the risk or fear of costs can be used as part of a broader litigation strategy to encourage settlement early in the dispute process. Explore formal offers to settle and Calderbank offers and provide a comparison of the two options, along with factors to consider when deciding which to employ and when. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Costs on May 6, 2025.  Total running time is 46 minutes.

This paper examines the scope and efficacy of the oppression remedy as a mechanism available to assist stakeholders in keeping the individuals who control corporations in check. It also provides an opinion on whether the oppression remedy requires reform, particularly relating to the rights of minority shareholders in privately held corporations. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Corporate/Commercial Refresher: Transactions and Litigation program in Lake Louise from May 2–5, 2024.

This paper focuses on the assessment of damages for loss of working capacity and cost of future care. The first part of the paper provides an overview of the legal principles that inform the process of assessing damages for loss of future income and future cost of care. Topics discussed include proving the cost of future care damages, post-accident life expectancy, and limits to recovery of damages. The second part of the paper deals with the issue of liability in catastrophic cases—an issue that is often overshadowed by the preoccupation with quantum. This paper was drawn from materials presented at the Personal Injury and Insurance Update program held in May 2012.