Program Papers
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The Care and Feeding of Clients and Opposing Counsel
$45.00This paper discusses client management and provides tips for working with clients and opposing counsel. It outlines key practices to effectively communicate with clients and to maintain client satisfaction. It also discusses how to manage difficult clients, including the types of difficult clients and strategies to be employed when dealing with these clients. Similarly, tips for dealing with difficult opposing counsel are also provided. This paper includes, as an appendix, a list of 10 tactical tools to deal with incivility.
This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Managing a Litigation Practice seminar held in Edmonton on November 24, 2016 and in Calgary on December 1, 2016.
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The Incremental Evolution of National Receivership Law and the Elusive Search for Federal Purpose
$55.00Determining the purpose and objectives of long-standing and established federal insolvency systems has generally not been difficult. The same cannot be said for federal receivership provisions. The Supreme Court of Canada undertook a search for the purpose behind these federal receivership provisions in Saskatchewan (Attorney General) v Lemare Lake Logging Ltd, 2015 SCC 53. That case, which has cast doubt on whether receivership law should be characterized as a federal insolvency system, serves as the central focus of this paper. The author seeks to explain how and why this questioning of receivership law has come to pass, and considers its future implications.
This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s The Constitution in the Insolvency Tool Box seminar held in Edmonton on June 9, 2016.
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The Interface Between Trust Law and Bankruptcy and Insolvency Regimes
$55.00The interface between trust law and bankruptcy and insolvency law has generated both legislation and litigation. An aspect of this interface is the constitutional division of power: trust law falls within provincial legislative jurisdiction, whereas bankruptcy is a matter of federal legislation. This paper explores the conceptual factors that have been applied by courts when determining the appropriate accommodation between trust and insolvency law. This accommodation is addressed in the context of 6 categories of trusts: express and implied trusts, remedial trusts, resulting trusts, deemed statutory trusts, and trusts mandated by statute benefitting the Crown or others.
This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s The Constitution in the Insolvency Tool Box seminar held in Edmonton on June 9, 2016.
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The Intersection of Constitutional and Insolvency Law in Canada
$55.00Canadian courts often have to consider the interplay between federal insolvency laws and provincial property and civil rights laws. This paper outlines the various “points of contact” between federal and provincial laws and what courts have concluded about the co-existence of those laws through an examination of past and current case law. Topics discussed include priorities, the scope of and test for provable claims, claims against third parties, trustee powers, and Charter of Rights and Freedoms cases in insolvency law.
This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s The Constitution in the Insolvency Tool Box seminar held in Edmonton on June 9, 2016.
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The Intersection of Immigration and Family Law: Immigration Tips for Family Lawyers
$65.00This paper highlights some common intersections between immigration law and family law and provides practical tips from an immigration lawyer’s perspective for family lawyers to consider.
Topics include spousal and child support obligations, restrictions on sponsorship of family members, custody and access issues, implications of foreign divorce law, marriage fraud, international adoptions, misrepresentation, maintaining permanent resident status, issues for temporary residents, and the value of pursuing citizenship.
This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s 52nd Annual Refresher: Family Law program in Lake Louise on May 5–7, 2019.
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The Legal and Practical Ramifications of Theodore
$55.00This paper examines the interplay of constitutional law and education, focusing on the recent decision in Good Spirit School Division No 204 v Christ the Teacher Roman Catholic Separate School Division No 212, 2017 SKQB 109 [Theodore]. The fundamental issue in Theodore was whether the Saskatchewan government could constitutionally fund non-Catholic students attending Catholic separate schools. The first part of the paper reviews the Theodore decision in detail, considering the legal issues and the reasons for the court’s decision. In the second part of the paper, the legal and practical ramifications of the Theodore decision in Alberta are discussed.
This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Canada 150 — Constitutional Law Symposium in Edmonton on October 27, 2017.
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The Platform for a Civil Appeal
$55.00After launching a civil appeal, the next task for an appellant is to prepare the documentary platform – the key to the appeal. The platform consists of two components: the appeal record and the extracts of key evidence. This paper offers valuable advice on how to prepare these documents, with citations to the Rules of Court. A separate overview of the applicable Rules is attached.
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This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Court of Appeal Practice seminar in October, 2015.
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The Power of Pleadings
$45.00Taking extra time at the outset of a case to properly frame a client’s claim can pay dividends in the long run. This paper seeks to illustrate the importance of pleadings in civil litigation. It includes an overview of the technical requirements for pleadings, as well as a discussion of the following topics: amending pleadings, requests for particulars, venue selection, notices to co-defendants, and third party notices.This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s 6th Annual Law & Practice Update in Calgary on October 14 & 15, 2016.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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To Buy or Not to Buy?
$45.00Based on the author’s own experiences, this paper details the process of purchasing a law office. The author covers topics such as the advantages to purchasing a law office, how to find an appropriate practice for purchase, and pricing and paying for the purchase.
This paper was presented at the Law and Practice Seminar in November 2013.
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Top 10 Practice Management Tips
$0.00This paper provides ten top tips for practice management, designed to help lawyers to increase efficiency, reduce complaints, and comply with the Code of Conduct. Tips discussed include invariable practices, office manuals, master file lists, budget and critical dates, retainer letters, client communication, closed files, wellness, disasters, and mentoring. A sample master file list is included as an appendix.This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s 6th Annual Law & Practice Update in Calgary on October 14 & 15, 2016.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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Trust Safety – Why the Change?
$0.00This paper was presented at the Update 2011 seminar held in May of 2011. The paper discusses the new Trust Safety program implemented by the Law Society of Alberta effective January 1, 2011 including the revisions to Part 5 of the Rules of the Law Society of Alberta.
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Uncertainty Abounds: A Primer on Section 9 of the Charter and Police Detention and Arrest Powers
$55.00Drawing heavily on Criminal Procedure in Canada, this paper provides a primer on s 9 of the Charter, the constitutional guarantee “not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned” (Constitution Act). The author looks at the meaning of “detention” under the Charter and, specifically, issues surrounding police detention and arrest powers under the Charter.
This paper was presented at the Constitutional Symposium seminar held in October 2013.
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