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62319.01It is important for lawyers to understand the scope of privilege, so its protection is not accidentally lost. This paper provides an overview of the various issues to consider when determining the applicability of privilege in civil litigation matters, including:
- Types of privilege
- Improper claims of privilege
- Waiving privilege
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61926.03This paper summarizes the principles and practices relating to both arbitration and mediation in the construction law context. A sample mediation agreement is attached. This paper was presented at LESA’s Construction Law program offered in February 2015.
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62060.03This paper discusses considerations for parties in bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings. It reviews key provisions under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, RSC 1985, c B-3 [BIA] and highlights 4 common bankruptcy options available under the BIA: summary administration, ordinary administration, division one proposals, and division two proposals (consumer proposals). 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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62377.03Structured as a “top 10 guide”, this paper supports legal professionals in understanding and navigating common issues which arise in formal insolvency proceedings. 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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62450.03The number of complaints being made to bodies regulating professionals in Alberta is increasing, with highly regarded, skilled and ethical professionals having complaints made against them. This paper will discuss basic principles that can be useful when defending regulatory complaints against professionals in Alberta. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Civil Litigation: Practice Essentials for Lawyers in the First 10 Years program in Edmonton on September 26, 2024.
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62377.01This paper considers forms of equitable relief that allows victims to remedy wrongs, take action to secure information or assets, and protect themselves against fraud. 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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62377.08As business advisors, lawyers – both barristers and solicitors – face myriad ethical issues which require consideration of difficult and often disparate outcomes. The lawyer’s interests may be contrary to a client’s, or one client’s interests may be at odds with those of another. The outcome of the process impacts both clients and lawyer. This paper explores ethical decision-making, including those relating to AI and tech competency, confidentiality, and conflicts of interest. 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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61838.02The author of this paper, a clinical psychologist, discusses the different types of brain injuries and the various disabilities associated with each type and severity of injury. He also considers the importance of co-morbidity issues and the different information likely to be obtained through a vocational assessment versus a neuropsychological assessment. He concludes by noting the significance of vocational assessments and knowledge about residual disability in assessing the future employability of a person who has suffered a brain injury. This paper was drawn from materials presented at the Personal Injury and Insurance Update program held in May 2012.
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62022.04This paper discusses strategies for providing excellent customer service that will help lawyers grow their business and build client loyalty. The 5 strategies discussed are: caring about the client, being accountable, being timely, considering the little things, and developing a service culture. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Client Relationship Essentials seminar in Edmonton on April 18, 2017. 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 sample
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62139.01This paper discusses the briefing process and explores how lawyers can educate clients on the questioning process to address misunderstandings and mistrust. It also reviews steps to help make clients better witnesses at questioning. The materials also include a sample client memo, “A Client’s Guide to Questioning”. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Questioning program in Edmonton on November 6, 2019 and in Calgary on November 12, 2019.
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61947.03This paper discusses the Alberta court decisions affecting builders’ liens rendered in the last 5 years. Sectioned according to subject matter, this paper is an excellent tool for new lawyers and also as an important update to the more experienced practitioner in builders’ liens. This paper was presented as part of LESA’s Builders’ Liens program, held in March, 2015.
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61838.07This paper reviews the terms of the Alberta SEF 44 and the impact of 3 recent and contradictory Court of Appeal decisions from PEI, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. While none of these decisions is binding, the author notes that their impact in Alberta will be largely determined by the interpretation of the SCC decision in Somersall v. Friedman. The author concludes that the New Brunswick decision is inconsistent with the SCC characterization of the SEF 44 policy as “indemnity” coverage which should be interpreted in a way to avoid double recovery to the injured claimant. For this reason speculates that Alberta will not rely on the NBCA case, and will instead rely more so on the PEI and NS cases. This paper was drawn from materials presented at the Personal Injury and Insurance Update program held in May 2012.
