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  • OC-62239-1
    Explore the historical and international applications of third party litigation funding, and dive into Canadian case law, the legal concepts of champerty and maintenance, regulatory issues, and ethical considerations. This on-demand program originally broadcast on January 21, 2022, as part of our Third Party Litigation: Identifying Opportunities and Challenges webinar. Total running time is 1 hour, 6 minutes.
  • 62239.03
    This paper explores the variety of funding solutions available, what a dispute funder looks for when assessing cases, some of the common legal and ethical issues encountered when obtaining funding, and how the funding relationship operates in practice. This paper was presented at LESA’s Third Party Litigation Funding: Identifying Opportunities and Challenges webinar on January 21, 2022.
  • 62239.02
    The concept of an unrelated party to a lawsuit affording capital or other resources to a party involved in the lawsuit is not recent. Exploring the historical and international applications of third party litigation funding, this paper also dives into Canadian case law, the legal concepts of champerty and maintenance, regulatory issues and ethical considerations. Included in the paper is a checklist of core elements that lawyers should consider when creating third party litigation agreements. This paper was presented at LESA’s Third Party Litigation Funding: Identifying Opportunities and Challenges webinar on January 21, 2022.
  • 62239.01
    Third-party litigation funding is an evolving tool that increases access to justice and has been argued to further the objectives of insolvency law. This paper explores the potential use and approval of third-party funding in proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. This paper was presented at LESA’s Third Party Litigation Funding: Identifying Opportunities and Challenges webinar on January 21, 2022.
  • 62245.05
    Much of the day-to-day work of moving a litigation file forward is done by legal assistants. This paper focuses on what practice management in the litigation context means, and addresses topics including active file management, organization, proactiveness and forward thinking, and the importance of clear communication. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Civil Procedure for Legal Support Staff program in Edmonton on December 3, 2021.
  • 62245.04
    Much of the day-to-day work of moving a litigation file forward is done by legal assistants. This paper focuses on what practice management in the litigation context means, and addresses topics including active file management, organization, proactiveness and forward thinking, and the importance of clear communication. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Civil Procedure for Legal Support Staff program in Edmonton on December 3, 2021.
  • 62245.03
    Focusing on the steps traditionally taken by the legal assistant, this paper outlines the major steps to prepare an application in morning chambers as well as via a special application. It also provides strategies, recommendations, and best practices for each major step. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Civil Procedure for Legal Support Staff program in Edmonton on December 3, 2021.
  • 62245.02
    This paper attempts to provide a general perspective regarding the work of legal assistants at the very early stages of a civil matter. The goal is to provide general information to make a legal assistant’s job less stressful. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Civil Procedure for Legal Support Staff program in Edmonton on December 3, 2021.
  • 62245.01
    This paper will serve as a brief introduction on how to properly serve a commencement document (focusing on Statements of Claim), and what to do if service seems impractical (or seemingly impossible). This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Civil Procedure for Legal Support Staff program in Edmonton on December 3, 2021.
  • 62216.02
    This paper contains an overview of the technical requirements for writing a respondent’s factum in the Alberta Court of Appeal. It also provides tips for writing this type of factum (as compared to an appellant’s factum). This paper was presented at LESA’s Family Law Appeals webinar series on October 28, 2021 and November 18, 2021.
  • 62216.01
    The single most important document in any appeal is the factum. A strong factum will do most of the heavy lifting on an appeal. Alternatively, a bad factum may sink your case. This paper provides tips for writing an appellant’s factum and contains an overview of the technical requirements. This paper was presented at LESA’s Family Law Appeals webinar series on October 28, 2021 and November 18, 2021.
  • 62228.01
    Presented in the style of short snappers, this paper provides an overview of significant case law that interprets the Alberta Rules of Court on interesting points of law during the ‘COVID-19 years’ (2020-2021). Themes addressed include limitation periods, varying and setting aside orders, dismissal for delay, summary judgment post-Hannam, expert reports, remote questioning, and affidavits of records. This paper was presented at LESA’s Rules of Court Year in Review: What Litigators Need to Know webinar on September 14, 2021.