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61904.02bThese experts provide history and background on the reach of the Personal Property Security Act. In particular, they focus on the concept of secured financing, detailing the seven categories of collateral and looking at issues including the characterization of leases, deemed security interests, and competitions among secured parties. This paper was presented at the PPSA Basics program in March, 2014.
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61904.02aThis paper provides a detailed overview of the concepts of attachment and perfection with reference to the Personal Property Security Act and some practical pointers. A precedent Priority Agreement is attached. This paper was presented at the PPSA Basics program in March, 2014.
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61904.01Prepared 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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61895.06This paper highlights some of the more fundamental concepts of mediation, noting some useful and progressive articles on the subject. This paper was presented at LESA's Estate Litigation program in February 2014.
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61916.06This paper provides a background to the pre-trial dispute resolution processes available to parties to an action in Alberta, discussing the pros and cons of each type of ADR and the details about the requirements of each. The author also explains the different ways that a trial may be scheduled where ADR is unsuccessful. This paper was presented at the Civil Litigation Procedures for LSS Seminar in February 2014.
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61896.04This set of two papers summarizes the policies and procedures relating to immigration applications for permanent residence and of skilled workers. In the first paper, the authors discuss the Canadian Experience Class launched in 2008, and also the various categories under which applicants can apply for permanent residency under the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (the AINP). The second paper is devoted to the new Federal Skilled Trades Class and the changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Class. This paper was presented at the Immigration program in October 2013.
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61896.03aThese materials represent a succinct, point-form summary of the potential effects of criminal proceedings on an immigrant. Immigrant statuses discussed include sponsors, permanent residents, foreign nationals and those in Canada without legal status. Some case and legislative citations are included in the discussion. This paper was presented at the Immigration program in October 2013.
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61896.03bReferencing the inadmissibility provisions in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations and the policy guidelines of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, this paper presents a brief reference guide to inadmissibility on the grounds of health. The author examines the following questions: Who does the inadmissibility apply to? What are the elements of the inadmissibility? When can the issue of inadmissibility arise? What are the legal options to enter or remain – temporarily or permanently – if one’s client appears to be inadmissible? How can one be found to be inadmissible and what are the consequences? This paper was presented at the Immigration program in October 2013.
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61896.02This paper outlines some of the most significant, recent, and upcoming regulatory changes to family class immigration. It also provides some practical tips for practitioners who are new to family class applications. This paper was presented at the Immigration program in October 2013.
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61896.01Intended for an audience already familiar with the basic procedure for obtaining a labour market opinion in Canada, this paper discusses the impact of changes that have already been implemented to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, as well as the anticipated effect of forthcoming changes. Specifically, the authors discuss the changes that become effective on the announcement of the reforms in April 2013 and then go on to discuss those that became effective on July 31, 2013. Finally, this paper analyzes the more onerous provisions, including the search and seizure, and investigation powers that will be available to government agencies under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Included are materials by Hugh Willis and Abbey Baier titled Quick Reference Materials for LMO Exemptions, Trade Exemptions and Work Without a Work Permit. This 26-page table represents a summary of some of the more common Work Permit exempt, LMO Exempt and trade categories (non-exhaustive). This paper was presented at the Immigration program in October 2013.
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61883.01This practice-oriented overview examines current topics in family law that busy general practitioners may find useful for advising their family law clients. It draws together commentaries by a number of Alberta family lawyers who have given fuller treatment to these subjects in previous LESA papers and, in particular, at the 2013 Family Law Refresher in Banff. Attachments include a schedule of references to other works, a “quick reference” to Family Justice Services, and checklists on unjust enrichment and constructive trust claims. This paper was presented at the Law and Practice program in November 2013.
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61892.05cThis paper considers the courts’ application of R. v. Butler in the twenty years since the Supreme Court handed it down. In particular, the author reviews the post-Butler pornography prosecutions with a view to answering the question of whether the predictions of Butler critics have been borne out. This paper was presented at the Constitutional Symposium held in October 2013.
