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.

Filling the Gap: The Proposed “Disposition of Regulated Property Regulation”

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Alice Woolley

Disposition of Regulated Property Regulation (Draft) AR 4570 Draft DRReg 2010 03 31 (available by Email request) PDF version: Filling the Gap: The Proposed “Disposition of Regulated Property Regulation” On March 31, 2010 the Alberta government issued a draft regulation … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on the Supreme Court’s Reassertion of Judicial Control Over Lawyer Withdrawal and Its (Non) Impact on the “Perjury Trilemma”

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Alice Woolley

Cases Considered: R. v. Cunningham, 2010 SCC 10; R. v. White, 2010 ABCA 66 PDF version: Reflecting on the Supreme Court’s Reassertion of Judicial Control Over Lawyer Withdrawal and Its (Non) Impact on the “Perjury Trilemma” In its March 26, … Continue reading →

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The Italics that Rocked the Decade (for Canadian Lawyers)

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Alice Woolley

Cases considered: R. v. Neil, 2002 SCC 70; [2002] 3 S.C.R. 631; Strother v. 3464920 Canada Inc. 2007 SCC 24;[2007] 2 S.C.R. 177. PDF version: The Italics that Rocked the Decade (for Canadian Lawyers) Those who follow sports know that … Continue reading →

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The public and private duties of opposing counsel

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Alice Woolley

Case considered: F.N. v. McGechie, 2009 ABQB 625 PDF version:  The public and private duties of opposing counsel Alberta courts have consistently held that misconduct by counsel in the course of litigation will not normally be the basis for liability … Continue reading →

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Prosecutorial Accountability?

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Alice Woolley

Case considered: Miazga v. Kvello Estate, 2009 SCC 51 PDF Version:  Prosecutorial Accountability? In its 2002 decision in Law Society of Alberta v. Krieger, 2002 SCC 65, the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the ability of the Law Society of … Continue reading →

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