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Bill C-27: Artificial Intelligence in Canada
In the last few months, Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has been heavily featured in mainstream discourse. OpenAI’s recent release of ChatGPT, in particular, has sparked discussion on its use by students, ...
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Pensions in Family Law Clinic
On June 15, 2023 LESA is offering a full-day, interactive clinic for an in-depth look at pensions law in the context of family situations, particularly as it relates to the ...
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Stop Chasing Squirrels: Top Tips for Managing Time & Distractions
Guest Author: Paul Unger, Affinity Consulting Group 150 emails, … 50 instant messages, … 20 telephone calls, … 15 walk-in interruptions, … 25 social media notifications, … 50 internet curiosity ...
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Fun Things to do in Jasper | Refresher 2023
LESA’s Refresher 2023: Family Law is taking place in the beautiful mountain town of Jasper, Alberta – and is only just a few short weeks away. With the conference nearing, ...
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Justice Statutes Amendment Act Introduces Several Changes to Alberta’s Legislations
On December 15, 2022, the Justice Statutes Amendment Act (“the Act”) received royal assent, updating the Legislative Assembly Amendment Act, the Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act, the Provincial Court (Civil Claims Limit) ...
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The Alberta Court of Appeal Holds that Lump-Sum Spousal Support Payments Are Variable
In Unterschultz v Clark, the Court of Appeal of Alberta allowed an appeal of a case management judge’s decision to dismiss application to vary lump-sum spousal support. In this case, ...
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Staff Feature – Kathy Fortier, Event Delivery and Business Development Lead
This week the LESA blog spotlights one of our dedicated staff members–Kathy Fortier. Kathy is our Event Delivery and Business Development Lead and has worked with LESA for sixteen years. ...
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A Warm Welcome to New Law Society of Alberta President and President-Elect
On February 23, 2023, the Law Society of Alberta announced that Bill Hendsbee KC, will begin his term as the 2023-2024 President and Deanna Steblyk KC, will begin her term ...
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Renaming Alberta’s Provincial Court: Alberta Court of Justice
Effective April 1, 2023, the Provincial Court of Alberta will be renamed to the Alberta Court of Justice. Requested by the Provincial Court of Alberta, this change better “describes the ...
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Alberta Family Court Procedural Updates
Last week, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench announced several updates to family court process and procedures. Effective March 16, 2023, the Court of Kings’ Bench will be increasing the ...
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