The Wills and Succession Act came into force on February 1, 2012, except for section 117 of the Act.  This section amends the Matrimonial Property Act to allow a surviving ...

Increased digitization of the legal profession means that lawyers must be aware of the risks of exposing confidential documents to unintended recipients. What can lawyers do to ensure that only ...

Organizing a charity is a specialized area of law. It is rooted in 400 years of common law history and requires a working knowledge of the regulatory regime imposed by ...

Rule 4.33 of the Alberta Rules of Court deals with the issue of dismissal for long delay, colloquially known as the “drop dead” rule. Under the existing transitional provisions, the ...

We’re sad to mark the passing of former Chief Judge Edward Wachowich on April 10, 2012. Services were held today at St. Joseph’s Basilica in Edmonton. Our condolences to his ...

Spring is always a time of transition, of longer days, brighter weather and renewed energy. This period of change is felt especially strongly at LESA this year, with the announcement ...

Acclaimed criminal lawyer C.D. Evans tells his own story in his new book A Painful Duty: 40 Years At the Criminal Bar. In this memoir, Evans reveals insights about his ...

Join speakers Yessy Byl and Brian Seaman from the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre to explore the different sources of language rights in Canada. Learn about the history of the ...

It’s that time of year again. Your Continuing Professional Development Plans are to be declared by March 15, 2012. Here are LESA’s top five suggestions for meeting your CPD requirements. ...

It was a week of celebration in Alberta’s legal community. On February 15 in Edmonton, and February 17 in Calgary, more than one hundred lawyers were honoured with a QC ...