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Issue 57:1 of the Alberta Law Review is now live
October 08, 2019
The Alberta Law Review has just published issue 57:1. This issue is comprised of articles discussing the admissibility of expert evidence, unwritten constitutional principles, sentencing and deterrence, Charter class actions, and the law of wrongful dismissal. A roundtable discussion, led by the Honourable Justice Russell Brown, of the book Buffalo Days and Nights by Peter…
September 2019 Board Recap Video
October 03, 2019
President, Rob Armstrong, QC, and President-Elect Kent Teskey, QC, provide a summary of what happened at the September Board meeting including the results of recent articling surveys, information on strategic planning work and a Rule change involving our early intervention process. Find out more in this video update.
Access to Justice Week: September 28 – October 5, 2019
October 01, 2019
Access to Justice can mean many things. It can mean getting the information necessary to know one’s legal rights and responsibilities. It can mean having meaningful access to the courts or another dispute resolution system when faced with a conflict. It can mean being able to retain a lawyer to represent one’s interests. It can…
2019 Articling Survey Results Report
September 27, 2019
The Law Society of Alberta (Law Society), in conjunction with the law societies of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, conducted two surveys in May through June 2019 to better understand the current state of the articling system across the three provinces. One survey asked articling students and new lawyers (articled in the last five years) about the…
Practice Foundations Advisory Committee
September 27, 2019
The Practice Foundations Task Force has put forward immediate steps for the Law Society to take to address the issues of discrimination and harassment, as well as competency and readiness to practise, and other issues revealed in the Articling Program Assessment Research Report. One of those steps is establishing a Practice Foundations Advisory Committee (PFAC)….
Queen’s Counsel Application and Selection Process
September 20, 2019
It is tradition in the province of Alberta to have the Lieutenant Governor in Council appoint lawyers who have made particular contributions to the legal profession or public life in the province as Queen’s Counsel. This is done under the authority of the Queen’s Counsel Act. Applications for consideration in 2019 will be accepted starting…
Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Amendments Q&A Webinar
September 19, 2019
Chioma Ufodike, Manager, Trust Safety and Nancy Carruthers, Senior Manager, Policy and Ethics hosted a webinar on Sept. 19, focusing on the most frequently asked questions regarding the upcoming changes to the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Model Rules, effective Sept. 30, 2019. In the webinar, Chioma and Nancy discussed amendments to client identification…