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.

Dressing Down CPLED (Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education)

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Alice Woolley

PDF version: Dressing Down CPLED (Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education) As the warmth of spring has replaced the cold of winter, so too have our occasionally idiosyncratically attired law students been replaced by suit wearing post-graduates attending the Canadian … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics and the Legal Profession, Legal Education | 2 Comments

Don’t you forget about me: Remembering the rest of administrative law after Dunsmuir

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Alice Woolley

Cases Considered: Bear Hills Charitable Foundation v. Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission 2008 ABQB 766; East Prairie Métis Settlement v. Alberta (Métis Settlements Ombudsman) 2009 ABQB 31. PDF Version: Don’t you forget about me: Remembering the rest of administrative law … Continue reading →

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Macleans ranking Canadian law schools

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Alice Woolley

Considered: Maclean’s Second Annual ranking of Canadian Law Schools PDF Version:  Macleans ranking Canadian law schools Is this a blessing or a curse? Law school rankings have come to Canada. Brian Leiter was hired by Macleans magazine to design measurement … Continue reading →

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Conflicting Interests, Conflicting Judgments and the Ethical Obligations of Lawyers and Judges

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Alice Woolley

Cases Considered: Hughes Estate v. Hughes [2008] A.J. No. 739 (Q.B.) (Q.L) Note: We will add a link when this judgment is posted on the Alberta Courts website. PDF Version: Conflicting Interests, Conflicting Judgments and the Ethical Obligations of Lawyers … Continue reading →

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The Incredible Shrinking Jurisdiction of the Alberta Utilities Commission

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Alice Woolley

Cases Considered: ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Energy and Utilities Board) 2008 ABCA 200 PDF Version: The Incredible Shrinking Jurisdiction of the Alberta Utilities Commission Introduction In 2006 the Supreme Court of Canada held that the then Alberta … Continue reading →

Posted in Administrative Law, Energy | 3 Comments