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Edmonton East: Revisiting the Presumption of Tribunal Expertise

  • 31 janvier 2017
  • Heather MacIvor

This is one of two companion pieces on the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Edmonton (City) v. Edmonton East (Capilano) Shopping Centres Ltd. authored exclusively for the OBA. This article focuses on the Supreme Court's treatment of the presumption of expertise afforded to tribunals.

Droit administratif, Student Forum

Edmonton East: A Statutory Right of Appeal Does Not Create a New Category of Correctness

  • 31 janvier 2017
  • Jon Wypych and Adam D.H. Chisholm

This is one of two companion pieces on the Supreme Court of Canada's recent decision in Edmonton (City) v. Edmonton East (Capilano) Shopping Centres Ltd. authored exclusively for the OBA's Administrative Law Section. This article concerns the role of statutory provisions permitting a right of appeal in determining the standard of review.

Droit administratif, Student Forum

Call for Article Submissions

  • 23 janvier 2017
  • Erin K. Crawford

The OBA Family Law Section is accepting submissions!

Droit de la famille, Student Forum
Fay McFarlane

Parents as a Wallet and Section 3(2)

  • 21 novembre 2016
  • Fay McFarlane

Separated parents usually seem to have no problem allowing their children to become saddled with a large student loan debt at the end of their education rather than helping them, often because they are in conflict with each another.

Droit de la famille, Student Forum

My Journey as a Foreign-Qualified Lawyer

  • 11 novembre 2016
  • Sarah Nasrullah

I met my husband in a modern-day fairy tale setting: on a Facebook thread discussing Canadian immigration. While he wooed me, I was figuring out how to get licensed to practice law in Canada. And now, whenever a foreign-qualified lawyer tells me that they are ready to give up on the accreditation process, I take a deep breath and say, “Let me tell you about my journey as a foreign qualified lawyer…”

Forum des avocates, Student Forum

Mediation or Collaborative Practice - Which is for you?

  • 09 novembre 2016
  • Victoria Smith

Mediation and Collaborative Practice are processes available to family law clients who wish to resolve their issues, with professional assistance, out of court. How do you decide which process is for you?

Droit de la famille, Student Forum