Category Archives: Ethics and the Legal Profession

A Custodian of a lawyer’s practice is like a . . . [what?]

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

Case considered: Polis v. Edwards, 2009 ABQB 520 PDF version: A Custodian of a lawyer’s practice is like a . . . [what?] There are very few written decisions on the powers, rights and duties of custodians appointed by the … Continue reading →

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Opportunity Lost

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Alice Woolley

Case considered: Hughes (Estate) v. Brady, 2009 ABCA 187 PDF version: Opportunity Lost In an earlier post (Conflicting Interests, Conflicting Judgments and the Ethical Obligations of Lawyers and Judges) I commented on Justice Alan Macleod’s dismissal in part of Lawrence … Continue reading →

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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warmth of spring has replaced the cold of winter, so too have our occasionally idiosyncratically attired law students been replaced by suit wearing post-graduates attending the Canadian … Continue reading →

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No one wins when relatives fight over an estate, lawyers behave with incivility, and judges are asked but refuse to recuse themselves

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

Cases Considered: Nazarewycz v. Dool, 2009 ABCA 70. PDF Version:  No one wins when relatives fight over an estate, lawyers behave with incivility, and judges are asked but refuse to recuse themselves There is little in this case that shows … 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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