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62368.02The cross-examination of children or other vulnerable witnesses raises special concerns for an advocate. This paper discusses steps on how to prepare and modify an approach in sensitive cases while still serving a clients’ best interests. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Practice Foundations: Cross-Examinations program in Calgary on February 27, 2024 and in Edmonton on March 5, 2024.
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62368.01The use of a prior inconsistent statement to impeach a witness’ testimony is an effective tool in cross-examination that serves to undermine a witness’ credibility or reliability and weaken the opponent’s case. This paper explores the legislative framework for impeachments, provides a practical strategy to impeach a witness, and provides suggestions for dealing with difficult witnesses. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Practice Foundations: Cross-Examinations program in Calgary on February 27, 2024 and in Edmonton on March 5, 2024.
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62393.01As the common closing method in residential real estate transactions in Alberta, it is imperative that lawyers (acting for buyers and/or sellers) have a solid understanding of the Western Torrens Conveyancing Protocol (the “Protocol”). This paper provides information regarding the Protocol to set the stage for newer practitioners dealing with their first real estate transactions. This paper was presented at LESA’s Practice Foundations: Western Conveyancing Protocol webinar on February 23, 2024.
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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.
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OC-62391-1Certain 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: a client, who is not yet incapacitated, needs or wants assistance/oversight in banking; a child calls and asserts that their parent wants a new POA; a client is unhappy with the person they have named as attorney; multiple concurrent powers of attorney; digital asset clauses in EPAs. 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-62375Explore tips for effective practice management, including file management, time management, client communication, and billing. This on-demand program is geared towards articling students, lawyers in their first few years of practice, and lawyers who are considering starting their own practice. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on February 13, 2024. Total running time is 47 minutes.
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OC-62394Explore recent changes to Alberta construction law legislation. Topics include changes to adjudication, prompt payment, lien periods, and holdbacks from the 2022 amendments to the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act (formerly the Builders’ Lien Act). This webinar will further provide strategies for navigating the Land Titles Office and PRQ (Priority Registration Queue). This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on February 12, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour, 23 minutes.
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OC-62383Given the prevalence of people with mental illness in the criminal justice system, it is important for criminal law practitioners to understand the interaction between mental health and criminal law and how to effectively advocate for mental health rights. This on-demand program explores topics such as Criminal Code provisions and key case law governing fitness to stand trial, the impact of mental health in sentencing, and procedure and strategies when advocating for clients dealing with mental illness. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on February 9, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour.
