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OC-62555This on-demand program highlights common traps lawyers encounter when acting on mortgage transactions, offering practical guidance on how to spot them, avoid errors, and manage lender relationships effectively. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on December 9, 2025. Total running time is 56 minutes.Choose license This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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62555.01This paper reviews twenty key Alberta decisions from 2025 concerning wills, estates, and related areas of capacity, undue influence, and estate administration. These cases collectively demonstrate the Alberta courts’ continued emphasis on testamentary intention, the importance of procedural compliance in estate administration, and a careful balance between capacity, undue influence, and rectification principles. The summaries are organized thematically to assist practitioners in identifying key trends and takeaways. These materials were presented at LESA’s Wills and Estates: Case Law Update 2025 webinar on December 10, 2025.
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62504.01As Canadians increasingly create and store content and assets online, the concerns for Personal Representatives, Agents, Trustees and Attorneys in managing and administering those assets should be carefully considered. With the objective of informing advisors to these Trustees, this paper explores the landscape of access to digital assets, the gaps therein, and provides some recommendations on how to best serve your clients. These materials were presented at LESA’s Digital Afterlife: Navigating Online Assets in Estate Planning webinar on May 22, 2025
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OC-62504Explore the landscape of access to digital assets, the gaps therein, and review some recommendations on how to best serve your clients. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on May 22, 2025. Total running time is 48 minutes.Choose license This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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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.Choose license This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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62395.01On February 1, 2023, a new version of Alberta’s Trustee Act came into force. This paper 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 paper was presented at LESA’s A Year in Review: Judicial Treatment of the New Trustee Act webinar on March 12, 2024.
