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OC-62475-3Explore the background of restrictive covenants, canvasses the types of restrictive covenants common in commercial transactions, and review guidance from case law to effectively draft restrictive covenants and achieve clear and enforceable provisions. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Commercial Contract Teardown on December 11, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour, 17 minutes.
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OC-62475-2Explore the two most common types of knowledge qualifiers found in commercial contracts, actual knowledge and constructive knowledge. Discuss the differing standards of knowledge qualifiers, sandbagging provisions, survival provisions, and materiality qualifiers. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Commercial Contract Teardown on December 11, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour, 27 minutes.
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OC-62475-1Arbitration clauses require careful consideration and cannot be treated as boilerplate provisions. This on-demand program explores how to draft effective arbitration clauses. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Commercial Contract Teardown on December 11, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour, 41 minutes.
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OC-62466This year-in-review on-demand presentation canvasses the various ways that the courts, counsel, and litigants have interpreted the Alberta Rules of Court. Significant cases and interesting points of civil procedure are examined, including the streamlined trial procedure, limitation periods, parties to the proceedings, pleadings, and dismissal for delay. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on December 10, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour, 30 minutes.
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OC-62479Do you handle the business side of your law practice? Through the use of “short snappers”, explore key considerations for effective law practice management. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on December 9, 2024. Total running time is 49 minutes.
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OC-62467-6Explore how to properly serve a commencement document, and what to do if service seems impractical or seemingly impossible. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Civil Procedure for Legal Support Staff on November 22, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour.
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OC-62467-5Much of the day-to-day work of moving a litigation file forward is done by legal assistants. Explore what practice management in the litigation context means, and address topics including active file management, organization, proactiveness and forward thinking, and the importance of clear communication. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Civil Procedure for Legal Support Staff on November 22, 2024. Total running time is 54 minutes.
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OC-62467-4Explore applications for judicial review, how judicial reviews are started, who is required to be served with originating application for judicial review, what evidence can be filed in a judicial review, what is a certified record of proceedings, and how judicial reviews differ from statutory appeals. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Civil Procedure for Legal Support Staff on November 22, 2024. Total running time is 41 minutes.
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OC-62467-3Focusing on the steps traditionally taken by the legal assistant, explore the major steps to prepare an application in morning chambers as well as via a special application. Review strategies, recommendations, and best practices for each major step. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Civil Procedure for Legal Support Staff on November 22, 2024. Total running time is 50 minutes.
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OC-62467-2Legal support staff play a critical role in the civil litigation process. Learn how to help your lawyer prepare for questioning and walk away with tips for getting through the document production stage. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Civil Procedure for Legal Support Staff on November 22, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour.
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OC-62467-1Explore the work of legal support staff at the very early stages of a civil matter and provides helpful information to make a legal assistant’s job less stressful. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Civil Procedure for Legal Support Staff on November 22, 2024. Total running time is 57 minutes.
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OC-62476Explore some of these recent legal developments and considers their practical implications. The cases discussed include comments on the application of condominium bylaws in relation to legal claims, the different obligations that flow to condominium corporations, the type of evidence that is required where unit owners bring claims of improper conduct, and the validity of caveats in the face of limitation periods. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on November 27, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour, 13 minutes.
