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62386.02When can new evidence be permitted beyond what is in the certified record of proceedings or the appeal record? This paper deals with that question and reviews relevant rules and legal principles, along with some of the leading cases. This paper was presented at LESA’s Practice Foundations: Judicial Reviews webinar on February 28, 2024.
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62467.06All litigation starts with a commencement document, which includes statements of claim, originating applications, counterclaims, and third party claims. This paper explores how to properly serve a commencement document, 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 November 22, 2024.
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OC-62467-6Price range: $95.00 through $445.00Explore how to properly serve a commencement document, and what to do if service seems impractical or seemingly impossible. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Civil Procedure for Legal Support Staff on November 22, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour.Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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62377.02This 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.
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61887.14As Binnie J once said, the difference between a factum and an oral argument is that the factum gives a lawyer a crack at the court, but an oral argument gives the judges a crack at the lawyer. This paper discusses important issues for anyone preparing for an oral argument before the Court of Appeal. Details include: how to properly prepare for oral argument, making a good delivery, including tips on making the best points first, when and how to answer questions from the court, and handling any hypothetical questions and analogies. This paper was presented at the 47th Annual Refresher – Civil Litigation program in April 2014.
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OC-62246-6Price range: $95.00 through $445.00Discover potential applications that parties could undertake, along with filing and service deadlines. Examine the use of voir dires in civil trials and the settlement of commercial litigation matters, including formal offers to settle and common law offers to settle. This on-demand program originally broadcast on February 8, 2022, as part of our Commercial Litigation Fundamentals webinar. Total running time is 1 hour, 18 minutes.Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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61916.01This paper provides an overview of the typical litigation file, and the assistant’s role in it, as it moves through the court process. Beginning at the start of an action, the author covers issues like preparing commencement pleadings, their time lines, ending litigation without a trial (default judgments, summary judgments, striking for delay), documents relating to the questioning process, the road to trial and how to prepare for it, and post-trial documents like the bill of costs. A civil claim process flowchart and document precedents are attached. This paper was presented at the Civil Litigation Procedures for LSS Seminar in February 2014.
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62123.01This paper provides tips for dealing with civil enforcement agencies. It discusses types of enforcement and what bailiffs need before they can act. It includes letter of instruction precedents and summaries of various enforcement steps. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Civil Enforcement Fundamentals program in Edmonton on January 22, 2019 and in Calgary on January 29, 2019.
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61856.01aThis paper provides an overview of each of the Rules in Part 1 of the Alberta Rules of Court. The authors also provide in-depth analysis of relevant case law interpreting and applying these Rules. This paper was presented at LESA’s Rules of Court Interpreted, 2012 program on November 7, 2012.
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61856.01bThis paper is an overview of the developing law as it relates to certain material areas of Part 3 of the Alberta Rules of Court. It canvasses the Rules in Part 3 to which prior jurisprudence has been applied and some recent significant decisions respecting, and amendments to, some of the Rules in Part 3. This paper was presented at LESA’s Rules of Court Interpreted program on November 7, 2012.
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61856.01cThis paper addresses recent cases that have substantively considered certain Rules within Part 4 (Managing Litigation) of the Alberta Rules of Court. Where possible, it makes brief reference to any applicable former Rules and identifies any differences between the former Rules and the current Rules. At the end of each section, this paper also identifies key takeaway points. This paper was presented at LESA’s Rules of Court Interpreted program on November 7, 2012.
