Review the considerations in the appointment of a receiver and the reasons for petitioning a debtor into bankruptcy. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Bankruptcy and Insolvency on February 21, 2025.  Total running time is 42 minutes.

Delve into the statutory regimes and common law jurisprudence for business insolvencies and personal bankruptcies. Identify common issues and strategies to address them while providing attendees with key considerations and practical tools to support their practices. These on-demand programs were originally presented on February 21, 2025. The total running time for each presentation ranges between 33 to 55 minutes.

This program explores what lawyers need to know to properly advise clients in bankruptcy and insolvency matters. Topics include: – Restructuring and Insolvency Basics: Recognizing early warning signs of distress, informal workout options, and navigating the formal insolvency process – Rehabilitating a Distressed Corporation: Restructuring options under the BIA, CCAA, and CBCA – Consumer Insolvencies: Advising your client step by step – Role of a Financial Advisor in Distressed Situations – Insolvency Sales Transactions, Processes, and Auctions – Roles and Responsibilities of Directors

It is important to understand the relevant aspects of the situation when working with a client struggling with debt in order to properly assess the solvency of the client and to recommend the appropriate next steps. This presentation explores key steps to consider when advising a client at risk of insolvency.

Explore some of the unusual circumstances that can arise in foreclosure proceedings, and how best to deal with them. Join senior foreclosure practitioners from across Alberta to discuss recent case law, residential tenants, notices of security interests, condominium caveats, community safety orders, and tips and trade secrets for in foreclosure and post-foreclosure sales. This on-demand program was originally presented as a 4-part webinar series in November, 2021.

Explore some of the unusual circumstances that can arise in foreclosure proceedings, and how best to deal with them. Join senior foreclosure practitioners from across Alberta to discuss recent case law, residential tenants, notices of security interests, condominium caveats, community safety orders, and tips and trade secrets for in foreclosure and post-foreclosure sales. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a webinar on November 16, 2021. Total running time is 1 hour, 18 minutes.

Review the substantive and procedural issues involved in the foreclosure process. Understand foreclosure proceeding priorities, foreclosure orders, and strategic options; review strategies for dealing with self-represented litigants in the foreclosure context, including when to offer advice; review the types of foreclosure remedies we seek and why; and more. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in May 2017.

In this presentation, Kyle Kawanami discusses how to engage with self-represented litigants, privacy issues, what to consider when advising self-represented litigants during the foreclosure process, common concerns of self-represented litigants, and case law to evoke when a litigant is taking advantage of their self-represented status. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in May 2017.

In order to best advise a client struggling with debt, it is important to understand the relevant aspects of the situation to properly assess the solvency to recommend the next steps to finding a solution. This paper discusses things to consider when advising an insolvent individual who is struggling financially. It may also be useful when advising the creditor of an insolvent individual. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Bankruptcy and Insolvency Essentials program in Edmonton on March 15, 2023.

In most cases, dealing with registrations on title in a foreclosure matter is relatively straightforward. Typically, the maxim of “redeem up, foreclose down” lends itself to an easy solution when inspecting title. If a registration falls behind your client’s mortgage, you don’t need to worry about it for the purposes of taking title or conveying title. Condominium caveats and Notices of Security Interests represent a departure from this general proposition. This paper summarizes the current law regarding these types of interests, while also providing some potential solutions to resolving issues that may arise. This paper was presented at LESA’s Foreclosures – Beyond the Basics webinar series in November, 2021.

Legal proceedings that involve self-represented parties bring unique challenges. This paper addresses how to effectively engage with self-represented litigants in foreclosure proceedings. It discusses privacy issues, considerations when advising self-represented litigants, and common concerns and responses of self-represented litigants. It also provides case law examples that may be relied on when dealing with parties taking advantage of their self-represented litigant status. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Foreclosure Fundamentals seminar in Edmonton on May 18, 2017 and in Calgary on May 23, 2017.  

This paper provides a short overview of the terminology related to costs, for example the difference between “party and party costs” and “solicitor and own client costs”. The author also discusses the factors considered by the courts in making a costs award, the assessment of costs by the assessment officer and the role of Schedule C. This paper was presented at the Civil Litigation Procedures for LSS Seminar in February 2014.