Litigation
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Seminar on Demand – Views from the Court Registry
$95.00
Presenters: Christina Wilde, Patrick Sheehan, and Sara Holm
This presentation offers a clerk’s perspective on common Court of Queen’s Bench filing rejections in Civil Litigation, and some tips to improve the filing of documents.
This presentation is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Advanced Civil Litigation for Paralegals program in Edmonton on February 24, 2020.
Each presentation sold separately.
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If multiple lawyers or staff members in your firm would like to purchase this Seminar on Demand or Seminar on Demand series, please contact Craig Edhart or Carolyn Bernardin for pricing.
Please note: The views and opinions of the presenters are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Legal Education Society of Alberta.
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Seminar on Demand – Written Advocacy – Preparing Persuasive Documents
$195.00Learn 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 seminar on demand will explain 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.
Running Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Date: September 2014NOTE: LESA Library subscribers should check the Library for their special registration offer.
Please enter the first name, last name, and email of the person who will be viewing the Seminar on Demand in the billing details section on the next page.
If multiple lawyers or staff members in your firm would like to purchase this Seminar on Demand or Seminar on Demand series, please contact Craig Edhart or Carolyn Bernardin for pricing.
Please note: The views and opinions of the presenters are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Legal Education Society of Alberta.
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Shaping the Facts from the Outset – Effective Pleadings
$55.00This paper provides tips for drafting effective pleadings. It sets out rules of effective written advocacy for pleadings and highlights best practices (and things to avoid) for statements of claim, statements of defence, counterclaims, and replies. It also suggests tactics that can be used alongside pleadings.
This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Civil Advocacy Series: Getting at the Facts program in Red Deer on April 26, 2019.
This document is an electronic product in Adobe PDF format. Shortly after your purchase, you will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to download the complete PDF.
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Shareholder Disputes (Program Materials)
Review not only the issues and processes that shape shareholder disputes but also strategies for litigating them. Examine how provisions under the Business Corporations Act can help you achieve your desired outcome.
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Sharing Document Records with the Other Side: Best Practices on Document Sharing in a Complex Litigation Matter
$55.00Authors: Erin J. Baker, Michel Conde and Kajal Ervin
It is important to ensure that a coherent and cohesive method of facilitating electronic exchange of records is agreed to among litigation parties. This paper looks at the issues involved with electronic document sharing, providing an insight into best practices in this area. Specific topics include Practice Note 4, arriving at document protocols and various ways of exchanging data.
A sample draft protocol document is attached.
This paper was presented at LESA’s Document Management in Complex Litigation Files program offered in February 2015.
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Social Media in Evidence
$45.00Written by a member of Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney General, this paper looks at the challenges that e-records pose for the traditional law of evidence, how that law has worked to adapt itself to the electronic age, and how the adapted law can be made to work for records originating in social media. Bibliography attached.
This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Social Media in the Courts seminar in April 2015.
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Social Media: A Primer
$45.00This paper lays the groundwork for an informed discussion of the technical and legal aspects of social media, answering questions like:
If a lawyer has access to a potential juror’s LinkedIn profile, should she look at it? and
Should lawyers use social media for business communication? Are there risks?
The author also addresses the evolving technologies that will impact future use of social media in the legal context, identifying key emerging issues. Bibliography attached.This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Social Media in the Courts seminar in April 2015.This document is an electronic product in Adobe PDF format. Shortly after your purchase, you will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to download the complete PDF.
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Social Networking in Litigation
$75.00In this whopping 110-page paper, the author points out that users of social networking sites are tripping over themselves to share their personal details on-line. He argues that this phenomenon requires that the practice of law adapt and recognize that: social networking sites are a gold mine of information and even evidence for litigation counsel; clients must be advised to protect themselves; and the same ethical principles apply whether one works in hard copy or in e-space. Complete with citations, this is a fascinating read.This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Social Media in the Courts seminar in April 2015.This document is an electronic product in Adobe PDF format. Shortly after your purchase, you will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to download the complete PDF.Click here to view some sample pages.
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Specialized Oil Sands Claims – the Builders’ Lien Act
$55.00This paper provides a general overview of the procedures inherent in lien registration against each of a basic commercial project, condo project, pipeline or mineral interest. It then offers a more in-depth analysis of issues related to lien registration against an oil sands project, exploring the technical registration issues that can arise.
This paper was presented at LESA’s Construction Law program offered in February 2015.
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Steps Prior to Trial
$35.00This paper provides a discussion of the steps required prior to trial once questioning has been completed and all undertakings have been answered. Topics include preparation and review, experts and expert reports, and steps in setting the action down for trial.
You can also access this paper by purchasing the seminar on demand. Seminars on demand allow you to stream video recordings of seminar speakers and download papers as PDFs.
This paper was presented at the Running Your First Trial seminar held in January and February 2015.
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Summary Judgment Applications
$75.00Authors: Kunal Nand, Kelly Robinson, Master W.S. Schlossser QC, and Hon. Justice T.W. Wakeling
Presented by members of the bench and bar, LESA’s seminar on summary judgment applications was enhanced by these materials: The first section is a paper analyzing Rule 7.3 and the effect that the Supreme Court’s decision in Hryniak v Mauldin 2014 SCC 7 (fully embraced by Alberta’s Court of Appeal) has had on applications in Alberta. The second section represents “cases that should be on your radar” in preparing for a summary judgment application.
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Surviving and Thriving in Today’s Court of Queen’s Bench
$55.00This paper provides tips to improve your courtroom practice from the perspective of the Bench. It includes a brief background on the workload and content facing the court, as well as judicial discretion. It also discusses best practices for lawyers appearing in court, including considering a cost/benefit analysis, utilizing the Rules of Court, following time limits, getting costs, and completing trials on time. As well, the paper looks briefly at potential future court issues and arrangements, such as electronic trials, increased litigation oversight, special accreditation, among others. Finally, tips for lawyers interested in a judicial appointment are also highlighted.
This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s 7th Annual Law & Practice Update in Edmonton on October 20–21, 2017.
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