Author Archives: Alice Woolley

About Alice Woolley

LL.M. (Yale), LL.B. (Toronto), B.A. (Toronto). Professor. Member of the Alberta Bar. Please click here for more information.

Lawyers regulating lawyers (redux)?

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Alice Woolley

PDF version: Lawyers regulating lawyers (redux)? Matter considered: Law Society of Upper Canada Complaint, Case No. 2012-105128 Introduction On November 3, 2011 I wrote a blog on the Law Society of British Columbia’s decision to discipline Gerry Laarakker for unethical … Continue reading →

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Mandatory Minimums and Lawyers’ Ethics

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Alice Woolley

PDF version: Mandatory Minimums and Lawyers’ Ethics Statute commented on: Safe Streets and Communities Act, Bill C-10, 60-61 Elizabeth II, Assented to March 13, 2012 Introduction This week the New York Times had an article highlighting two recent federal court … Continue reading →

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No (Soup) Practice For You!

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Alice Woolley

PDF version: No (Soup) Practice For You! Case considered: Lameman v Alberta, 2012 ABCA 59 Introduction On March 1, 2012 the Alberta Court of Appeal upheld the judgment of Justice Yamauchi dismissing the application of the Beaver Lake Cree Nation … Continue reading →

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True Questions of Jurisdiction: Administrative Law’s Unicorns?

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Alice Woolley

PDF version: True Questions of Jurisdiction: Administrative Law’s Unicorns? Decision considered: Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v Alberta Teachers Association, 2011 SCC 61  Introduction In its recent decision reversing the Alberta Court of Appeal’s decision in Alberta (Information and Privacy … Continue reading →

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Lawyers regulating lawyers?

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Alice Woolley

PDF version: Lawyers regulating lawyers?  Decision considered: Law Society of British Columbia v Laarakker Law Society of British Columbia Disciplinary Hearing Reports, September 21, 2011 Introduction A disciplinary decision by the Law Society of British Columbia does not fall within … Continue reading →

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