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OC-62499Explore the tools to mitigate risk and effectively advocate for clients when defects lead to disputes, with topics including disclosure obligations, legal remedies for undisclosed defects, and latent defects versus patent defects, while referencing Alberta case law. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on June 11, 2025. Total running time is 43 minutes.Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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62499.01When residential real estate deals go wrong due to hidden or obvious defects, the legal and financial stakes can be high. This paper explores the tools to mitigate risk and effectively advocate for clients when defects lead to disputes, with topics including disclosure obligations, legal remedies for undisclosed defects, and latent defects versus patent defects, while referencing four cases to review some authority from Alberta. These materials were presented at LESA’s Cassandra Sutter, JSS Barristers webinar on June 11, 2025.
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62496.04While every transaction for the purchase and sale of commercial property will need to be tailored to the specific situation, key provisions exist that should be included regardless of the value of the transaction, the parties involved, or the size or type of the subject commercial property. This paper explores these provisions, including conditions precedent, additional covenants, representations and warranties, default provision, closing mechanics, boilerplate clauses, and post-closing matters. The paper also includes a sample purchase and sale agreement. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Navigating Commercial Real Estate Transactions: Closing with Confidence program in Edmonton on May 7, 2025.
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62496.03Proper due diligence is crucial in commercial real estate transactions. This paper provides practical insight and tips regarding the due diligence searches that lawyers should conduct, what to look for when reviewing the results, recommended steps if adverse information is uncovered, where and how to conduct the searches, and an estimate of the cost of each search. The paper also includes a due diligence checklist, a lease summary checklist, and a due diligence search details table. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Navigating Commercial Real Estate Transactions: Closing with Confidence program in Edmonton on May 7, 2025.
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62496.02The paper explores commitment letters, mortgages, general and specific security agreements, guarantees, assignments of rents and leases, assignments and pledges of deposit accounts, assignments and pledges of interest reserve accounts, assignment of purchase agreements, assignments of insurance policies, environmental indemnity agreements, solicitors’ opinion letters, directors’ resolutions, and officers’ certificates. It also includes a sample opinion letter and sample borrower resolutions.
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62496.01This paper tracks the workflow for typical commercial real estate purchase and sale transactions and focuses on trust conditions, undertakings, and escrow agreements. It also includes a sample commercial real estate trust letter. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Navigating Commercial Real Estate Transactions: Closing with Confidence program in Edmonton on May 7, 2025.
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OC-62496-4While every transaction for the purchase and sale of commercial property will need to be tailored to the specific situation, key provisions exist that should be included regardless of the value of the transaction, the parties involved, or the size or type of the subject commercial property. Explore these provisions, including conditions precedent, additional covenants, representations and warranties, default provision, closing mechanics, boilerplate clauses, and post-closing matters. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Navigating Commercial Real Estate Transactions: Closing with Confidence on May 7, 2025. Total running time is 58 minutes.Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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OC-62496-3Proper due diligence is crucial in commercial real estate transactions. Examine practical insight and tips regarding the due diligence process and a lawyer’s responsibility, timing of due diligence, overview of due diligence, and suggested steps for dealing with issues. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Legal Strategies in Mergers & Acquisitions on April 29, 2025. Total running time is 1 hour, 12 minutes.Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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OC-62496-2A thorough understanding of the common security documents used in commercial lending is essential for both borrowers’ and lenders’ lawyers. Explore commitment letters, mortgages, general and specific security agreements, guarantees, various assignments, environmental indemnity agreements, solicitors’ opinion letters, directors’ resolutions, and officers’ certificates. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Legal Strategies in Mergers & Acquisitions on April 29, 2025. Total running time is 57 minutes.Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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OC-62496-1Explore the professional obligations surrounding trust conditions and walk through some sample provisions that should be included in a trust letter, with topics including the rules for trust conditions, key components of a trust letter, and a case law review. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Legal Strategies in Mergers & Acquisitions on April 29, 2025. Total running time is 1 hour, 5 minutes.Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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OC-RRETThis self-study course will help you develop a solid foundation in real estate law and conveyancing by taking you through the foundational topics of residential real estate practice including purchase contracts, trust conditions, undertakings, transfer documents, mortgages, and closing procedures. The course has five lessons and will take approximately 2 to 3 hours to complete.
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62491.01This paper highlights the critical considerations that lawyers should keep in mind when advising clients in rural property transactions in Alberta. It explores the unique regulatory framework, practical drafting concerns, due diligence requirements, and transactional processes relevant to these properties. This paper was presented at LESA’s Buying and Selling Rural Property: What Lawyers Should Know webinar on March 19, 2025.