Business Law
New Program! Commercial Contract Teardown
Are you a slave to your precedents? Have you stopped to think about the effects of the various provisions in your precedents? Are there things you should be considering when ...
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SCC Orders that Bankruptcy Does Not Release Pay Amounts Obtained by Faud: Poonian v British Columbia (Securities Commission)
In Poonian v British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2024 SCC 28, the Supreme Court of Canada analyzed whether bankruptcy releases penalties imposed by legal violations. Factual Background The Poonians engaged in ...
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Registration is Open! Practice Fundamentals Program
Registration is now open for the Practice Fundamentals Program; a program designed for new lawyers and currently available to all 2024 Alberta bar calls. The Practice Fundamentals Program is offered ...
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Introducing Ben Hanuka: Franchise Terminations & Rescissions What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Volunteers are integral to the success of LESA programs. As we eagerly await LESA’s upcoming webinar, Franchise Terminations & Rescissions: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You, we would like ...
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Introducing Roger S. Hofer KC: Employment Law Fundamentals
Volunteers are integral to the success of LESA programs. As we eagerly await LESA’s Employment Law Fundamentals program, we would like to thank and spotlight our program chair, Roger S. ...
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Continuing Professional Development (“CPD”) Planning Now Open for 2024-2025
Calling all lawyers! The Law Society of Alberta has recently announced that all Alberta lawyers with an active status must submit an annual plan by October 1, 2024. Alberta lawyers ...
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New Program! Primer on Business Valuations in Legal Matters
This webinar will explore areas of law that commonly require business valuations, and will further provide business valuation considerations that are unique to those specific areas of law. Program Details ...
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Meet the Faculty | Franchise Terminations & Rescissions: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
LESA is pleased to introduce the faculty of our upcoming webinar, Franchise Terminations & Rescissions: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You! Lawyers representing franchisors or franchisees throughout the franchise ...
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Topics Announced: Employment Law Fundamentals
Don’t miss LESA’s upcoming Employment Law Fundamentals program! This program will be of interest to law firms and lawyers acting as employers as well as to lawyers advising clients. Having ...
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SCC Confirms Tax Court Jurisdiction in Judicial Reviews
The Supreme Court of Canada (the “Supreme Court”) recently heard a matter considering whether a taxpayer had a jurisdictional right to challenge tax assessments to the Federal Court. In Iris ...
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