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  • 61904.01

    Registration Requirements, Registration Errors and Priorities

    $65.00
    Prepared by two experts in their field, this paper offers an informative and detailed overview of the aspects of registration outlined in its title. Topics include the contents of registration, collateral descriptions, verification statements, registration amendments and errors, priorities, and issues surrounding searches and search criteria. This paper was presented at the PPSA Basics program in March, 2014.  
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  • 62147.04

    Reintroduction of the Mandatory ADR Rules: A Mediator’s Perspective on the Available Processes and Behaviours for Success

    $35.00
    This paper introduces various dispute resolution mechanisms available under Alberta Rules of Court Rule 4.16(1)(a) and focuses on mediations, both facilitative (interest-based) and evaluative. It discusses 6 factors to consider in determining which process to choose and offers 7 suggestions for behaviours and approaches to most effectively optimize prospects of reaching a satisfactory settlement. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Alternative Dispute Resolution program in Calgary on February 19, 2020 and in Edmonton on February 25, 2020.  
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  • 62389.01

    Resolving Damages Outside of Court Proceedings

    $65.00
    Civil disputes are commonly resolved through mediation, negotiation, or arbitration. This paper explores these alternatives to trial. It also includes the paper from LESA’s The Law of Damages: Resolving Damages in Alberta Outside of Court Proceedings, March 2018. This paper was presented at LESA’s Resolving Damages Outside of Court Proceedings webinar on January 30, 2024.
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  • OC-62389

    Resolving Damages Outside of Court Proceedings (On-Demand)

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    Civil disputes are commonly resolved through mediation, negotiation, or arbitration. This presentation explores these alternatives to trial, examines the various aspects relating to these alternatives, and provides an overview of changes to the landscape of alternative dispute resolution, such as technological advancements, and the increased use of ADR methods instead of trials. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on January 30, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour, 34 minutes.
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  • 62285.01

    Rights and Renting in Alberta: How to Navigate Human Rights Issues in Residential Tenancies

    $35.00
    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.
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  • 61955.05

    Searches of Digital Devices: Vu, Fearon, and Three Thorny Issues

    $35.00
    This paper is organized around the following questions: When are investigators allowed to search a digital electronic device? Are there special warrant requirements for these kinds of searches?  Can the police rely on the power of search incident to arrest to examine a digital device such as a cell phone? After using case studies to ground his analysis, the author concludes with thoughts regarding the future of digital evidence in the court. This paper was presented at the Constitutional Law Symposium in October 2014.  
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  • 61955.01

    Section 7 and Physician Assisted Suicide

    $35.00
    This paper discusses the current legal and ethical landscape surrounding end-of-life medical practice through the lens of s 7 of the Charter.  Using Carter v Canada (Attorney General) to foreground her analysis, the author begins by outlining the Charter jurisprudence on physician-assisted suicide in Canada before turning to the practical legal and ethical considerations at play in end-of-life medical care. After this discussion – where the author defines various treatment options and implications of current legally acceptable end-of-life practices – the author concludes by considering the upcoming Supreme Court hearing involving these issues. This paper was presented at the Constitutional Law Symposium in October 2014.

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  • 61961.03

    Service Level Agreements

    $65.00
    In this paper, the author discusses the service level agreement (SLA) from the context of IT outsourcing or online service relationships (for instance cloud computing services or software as a service). He describes the typical SLA and goes on to discuss the issues surrounding SLAs from both the service provider’s and the customer’s perspective. He also offers insight into the role of counsel in the life of an SLA, providing a checklist of common SLA provisions. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Technology Contracts program in September, 2015.  
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  • 62042.13

    Sharpening Settlement Tools

    $65.00
    Money, time, stress, and ruined relationships; these are just a few of the typical costs of a prolonged trial. These costs permeate throughout all areas of litigation but they are especially significant in family law, where the parties are related and custody of children is a frequent point of contention. This paper serves as a primer for those seeking to avoid the adversarial process of a trial by utilizing alternative dispute resolution mechanism, specifically settlement. Through the provision of valuable settlement strategic resources, this paper equips a family lawyer with the necessary knowledge and skills to obtain a settlement and avoid the many risks and downfalls of going to trial. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s 50th Annual Refresher in Lake Louise from May 7–9th, 2017.  
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  • 62071.03

    Standard of Review

    $35.00
    This paper provides a brief history of standard of review and the relationship between courts and administrative agencies. It then discusses the analytical framework for standard of review, and suggests how to best frame a standard of review analysis. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Administrative Law Fundamentals program in Edmonton on February 1, 2018 and in Calgary on February 8, 2018.  
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  • OC-62071-02

    Standard of Review (On-Demand)

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    In this presentation, Matthew Lewans provides a discussion of the Dunsmuir standard of review analysis and provides helpful tips on how to frame this analysis. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in February 2018.
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  • 62253.02

    Standards of Review in Internal Administrative Appeals

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    The topic of this paper is the standard of review that should be applied by an administrative appeal tribunal when it is hearing an appeal from a tribunal of first instance. These are internal appeals, not external review by the superior courts. To what extent should the appeal tribunal extend deference? Does Vavilov apply? 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.
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