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.

Reasonable or resolute? Musings on the obligation of lawyers to grant reasonable requests for extensions

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Alice Woolley

Case considered: Moose Mountain Buffalo Ranch v. Greene Farms Drilling Ltd., 2009 ABQB 489 PDF version: Reasonable or resolute? Musings on the obligation of lawyers to grant reasonable requests for extensions Moose Mountain Buffalo Ranch and Greene Farms Drilling Ltd. … Continue reading →

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Legal ethics and academic freedom?

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Alice Woolley

Considered: Task Force on the Canadian Common Law Degree Final Report PDF version: Legal ethics and academic freedom? Introduction Last week the Federation of Law Societies issued the “Final Report” of its Task Force on the Canadian Common Law Degree. … Continue reading →

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Unhappy differences arise in R. v. Cunningham

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Alice Woolley

Case considered: R. v. Cunningham, 2008 YKCA 7 PDF version: Unhappy differences arise in R. v. Cunningham On November 17, 2009 the Supreme Court of Canada will hear argument in R. v. Cunningham, an appeal of a judgment by the … Continue reading →

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A curious cocktail – the mixed application of the law of contracts and administrative law to universities

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Alice Woolley

Cases Considered:  Rittenhouse-Carlson v. Portage College 2009 ABQB 342 PDF version:  A curious cocktail – the mixed application of the law of contracts and administrative law to universities Jane Rittenhouse-Carlson brought an action against Portage College alleging breach of contract and … Continue reading →

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The fat lady is singing: ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Utilities Commission)

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Alice Woolley

Case considered: ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2009 ABCA 246 PDF version: The fat lady is singing: ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Utilities Commission) The ongoing saga of the Alberta Utilities Commission’s treatment of … Continue reading →

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