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  • 62304.04
    This paper explores the development appeal process in Alberta and highlights the most critical aspects of the development appeal process. It also provides a practical roadmap for counsel conducting such an appeal. This paper was presented at Municipal Law on March 16, 2023.
  • 62304.03
    This paper explores how municipalities may encumber titles using the provisions of the Municipal Government Act. It discusses the statutory registrations that municipalities may place against titles, the authority for that registration, as well as an exploration of the impact of these registrations and how they can be removed, if at all. This paper was presented at Municipal Law on March 16, 2023.
  • 62304.02
    This paper provides a broad overview of constructive taking and speculates on the application of Annapolis in the context of Alberta municipalities. This paper was presented at the Municipal Law program on March 16, 2023.
  • 62304.01
    This paper explores how land use and development can impact constitutionally protected Aboriginal and Treaty rights of Indigenous peoples. It also discusses how the duty on the Crown to consult with Indigenous peoples and reconciliation intersect with the municipal planning and development process. This paper was presented at the Municipal Law program on March 16, 2023.
  • 62308.03
    Successful legal project management (LPM) in corporate and commercial transactions can result in enhanced communication amongst team members and with clients, a reduction in cost overruns, and ultimately, increased client satisfaction. This paper explores legal project management principles and considers how they can be used to improve transactional legal services by legal support staff, whether their firm/organization regularly uses LPM tools or not. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial and Corporate Transactions for Legal Support Staff program in Edmonton on February 9, 2023 and in Calgary on February 23, 2023.
  • 62303.01
    It is important to understand the operations of the Personal Property Security Act (PPSA). This paper provides an introduction to the PPSA and covers fundamentals of personal property security law, including essential themes of the PPSA. This paper was presented at LESA’s PPSA: What Lawyers Need to Know webinar on January 24, 2023.
  • 62310.02
    Legal research is a skill that some people may not associate with the responsibilities for legal support staff. This paper delves into the foundations of legal research within the context of staff who support lawyers. It serves to help establish a baseline and provides useful information to bring legal support skills to the next level. This paper was presented at LESA’s Legal Research and Paperless File Management for Legal Support Staff webinar on January 17, 2023.
  • 62310.01
    There are many benefits to transitioning to electronic files, despite associated effort and challenges. When moving to electronic files, it is important to implement an automated client intake process, halt the accumulation of paper, and create digital copies of all paper documents. This paper provides practical guidance on how to navigate this transition and provides insight into the author’s own experiences. This paper was presented at LESA’s Legal Research and Paperless File Management for Legal Support Staff webinar on January 17, 2023.
  • 62292.01
    Most employment contracts include termination provisions attempting to restrict the amount of notice or compensation employees will receive upon their termination, and many include an employee’s post-employment interests. Simply including these provisions in the contract does not necessarily make them enforceable. This paper will assist practitioners in drafting separation, severance, and solicitation provisions that will be enforceable and in knowing what to look for when a client is the one who prefers that the contract be invalidated. This paper was presented at LESA’s Drafting (or Invalidating) Key Aspects of Employment Contracts: Separation, Severance, and Solicitation webinar on November 24, 2022.
  • 62285.01
    This paper clarifies the current law on human rights issues in residential tenancies in Alberta and provides practical guidance for lawyers advising tenants and landlords. This paper was presented at LESA’s Practice Foundations: Residential Tenancies webinar on October 17, 2022.
  • 62238.01
    This paper explores what lawyers can do to further the accommodation of SRLs in our justice system, having regard to principles endorsed by the Supreme Court of Canada in Pintea. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Navigating Matters with Self-Represented Litigants program in Edmonton on September 9, 2022.
  • 62253.05
    Administrative law is concerned, above all, with constitutional principles. As such, administrative law practitioners must be familiar with the Charter and its relationship to administrative law. Looking at jurisprudence since Vavilov, this paper identifies several patterns of deviation from the established Doré/Loyola framework for judicial review of administrative decisions that engage the Charter. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Administrative Law Update program in Calgary on April 5, 2022 and in Edmonton on April 6, 2022.