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OC-62409-5Explore costs in estate litigation, with topics including McAllister v City of Calgary, aftermath of McAllister, costs in estate litigation, costs against lawyers, costs strategies, recent history with party-party costs, and costs generally. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled The Next Level: Elevating Your Practice in Estate Litigation on April 25, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour and 9 minutes.
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OC-62409-4In this panel discussion, the use of alternative dispute resolution processes in estate matters will be discussed. Topics include the mechanics of mediation, arbitration, and med-arb as estate dispute resolution tools. This presentation concludes with a general question and answer period. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled The Next Level: Elevating Your Practice in Estate Litigation on April 25, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour and 38 minutes.
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OC-62409-3Drafting solicitors often have the daunting task of preparing estate plans for their clients that will hold up against scrutiny. Understanding complex or nebulous family dynamics and property arrangements and then drafting a will that accommodates clients’ testamentary intentions can be challenging. Explore key topics related to negligence claims against drafting lawyers and drafting lawyers acting as witnesses in estate litigation. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled The Next Level: Elevating Your Practice in Estate Litigation on April 25, 2024. Total running time is 48 minutes.
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OC-62409-2This on-demand program surveys primary case law and trends that estate lawyers should keep in mind when considering whether to engage an expert. It also explores awards for costs of experts. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled The Next Level: Elevating Your Practice in Estate Litigation on April 25, 2024. Total running time is 56 minutes.
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OC-62409-1Estate lawyers need to know the various relationships in the life of a deceased and which may give rise to obligations on the estate. In addition, in giving advice to survivors, estate lawyers need to know the basics of family law, particularly property division under the Family Property Act, so that the surviving spouse or adult interdependent partner does not miss out on a potential claim. This on-demand program discusses the interplay between family law and wills and estates law. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled The Next Level: Elevating Your Practice in Estate Litigation on April 25, 2024. Total running time is 56 minutes.
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OC-62408Using scenarios crafted by a palliative care physician, clinical ethicists, Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT) subject matter experts and senior wills & estates lawyers, examine factors that influence implementation and interpretation of PDs and explore practices to better align legal practice to clinical reality. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on April 18, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour, 36 minutes.
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OC-62395On February 1, 2023, a new version of Alberta’s Trustee Act came into force. This presentation discusses the amendments to the Trustee Act, recent amendments to the Estate Administration Act and the Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Regulation, and judicial involvement. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on March 12, 2024. Total running time is 43 minutes.
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OC-62391-6Certain issues regularly come up when dealing with powers of attorney. This on-demand program addresses the following issues with advice or comments on each and references to resources for further consideration: ‘no contest’ clauses in wills; dealing with insolvent estates; whether you can act for an attorney who turns into a beneficiary upon the donor’s death; dealing with memos left by a testator on a probate application; increasing fees for wills while maintaining happy clients. This on-demand program was originally presented on February 14, 2024 as part of Wills & EPAs – Commonly Occurring Issues. Total running time is 1 hour, 3 minutes.
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OC-62391-5Certain issues regularly come up when dealing with powers of attorney. This on-demand program addresses the following issues with advice or comments on each and references to resources for further consideration: dealing with cryptocurrency; communication, delegation and majority rules with more than one personal representative; dealing with financial institutions when there is more than one personal representative; administrative clauses to include in the will for the actual work involved; marshalling and abatement rules. This on-demand program was originally presented on February 14, 2024 as part of Wills & EPAs – Commonly Occurring Issues. Total running time is 43 minutes.
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OC-62391-4Certain issues regularly come up when dealing with powers of attorney. This on-demand program addresses the following issues with advice or comments on each and references to resources for further consideration: personally owned versus corporately owned assets; drafting for gender neutrality, non-marital, adopted, step and ART created children; drafting a codicil versus new will embodying changes; whether you should request a copy of a client’s old will when drafting a new one; will-makers with a US connection. This on-demand program was originally presented on February 14, 2024 as part of Wills & EPAs – Commonly Occurring Issues. Total running time is 53 minutes.
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OC-62391-3Certain issues regularly come up when dealing with powers of attorney. This on-demand program addresses the following issues with advice or comments on each and references to resources for further consideration: best practices for basic interviews when taking instructions for a will; whether you can/should draft an interim will; disinheriting children; will-makers suffering dementia/diminished capacity; requirements to double-check beneficiary designations. This on-demand program was originally presented on February 14, 2024 as part of Wills & EPAs – Commonly Occurring Issues. Total running time is 1 hour, 5 minutes.
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OC-62391-2Certain issues regularly come up when dealing with powers of attorney. This on-demand program addresses the following issues with advice or comments on each and references to resources for further consideration: the meaning of “joint and several”; gifting power in an EPA; whether an attorney should secure a copy of the will; basic advice for attorneys when taking over a donor’s affairs. This on-demand program was originally presented on February 14, 2024 as part of Wills & EPAs – Commonly Occurring Issues. Total running time is 50 minutes.
