Author Archives: Jonnette Watson Hamilton

About Jonnette Watson Hamilton

B.A. (Alta.), LL.B. (Dal.), LL.M. (Col.). Professor Emerita. Please click here for more information.

Represented Adults and Solicitor-Client Privilege

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: Represented Adults and Solicitor-Client Privilege Case considered: Wayne v Wayne, 2012 ABQB 763. The Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act, SA 2008, c A-4.2 (AGTA), applies to persons over the age of 18 who are unable to make personal … Continue reading →

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Getting Foreclosure Practice Right: Some Regulatory Suggestions

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: Getting Foreclosure Practice Right: Some Regulatory Suggestions Case commented on: AGF Trust Company v Soos, 2012 ABQB 747. AGF Trust Company v Soos is a decision by Master Lorne Smart, reviewing a Bill of Costs in a standard … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Procedure: New Rules of Court, Ethics and the Legal Profession | 1 Comment

“Judges of first instance are not mere scribes, collators of evidence, collage artists, or way stations on the road to justice”: The Problems with Copy-and-Paste Judgments

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: “Judges of first instance are not mere scribes, collators of evidence, collage artists, or way stations on the road to justice”: The Problems with Copy-and-Paste Judgments Cases commented on: University of Alberta v Chang, 2012 ABCA 324 (CanLII) … Continue reading →

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The Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument (OPCA) Litigant Case

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: The Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument (OPCA) Litigant Case Case Commented on: Meads v Meads, 2012 ABQB 571  This decision by Associate Chief Justice John D. Rooke was the subject of much media attention when it was released. That … Continue reading →

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Discuss: Stay and Appeal Issues in the Alberta Arbitration Act

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: Discuss: Stay and Appeal Issues in the Alberta Arbitration Act Report commented on: Arbitration Act: Stay and Appeal Issues (Report for Discussion 24) The Alberta Law Reform Institute (ALRI) has just published Arbitration Act: Stay and Appeal Issues (Report … Continue reading →

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