Security Certificates, Registers and Transfers

January 8, 1978

Credibility of Witnesses: Reputation for Veracity

January 6, 1978

The Enforcement of Arrears as Respect to Children

January 5, 1978

Company Law; The Seizure of Shares

January 4, 1978

Financial Disclosure

January 3, 1978

Judicial Discretion to Exclude Admissible Evidence

January 1, 1978

Transfer of Investment Securities

August 10, 1977

Survival of Actions and Fatal Accidents Act Amendment, Final Report 24

This report of produced after concern arose from the decision in the Crosby v O’Reilly case. A working paper was produced and a committee was appointed for the purpose of considering the specific question of whether the claim for damages for loss of expectation of life should be abolished and the broader question of the adoption of the Uniform Survival of Actions Act. This report examines the existing common law in Alberta, legislative change and […]

April 1, 1977

Partition and Sale, Final Report 23

This report is a study of the law of partition and alternative methods of termination of co-ownership and contains a draft Act. The matrimonial home is the most common, but not the only, example of property which is the subject of co-ownership in Alberta. Alberta and Saskatchewan are the only two provinces in Canada that do not have revised legislation providing for termination of co-ownership. The current law in Alberta is contained in three English […]

March 1, 1977

Residential Tenancies, Final Report 22

This extensive report is the product of research the Institute undertook regarding the law relating to tenancies of residential premises, which is the part of the law of landlord and tenant. It includes a proposed Act that balances the interests of landlords and tenants with the hope that it will provide a satisfactory legal framework for their activities. A plan for a security of tenure is discussed and included to assist in making an informed […]

February 1, 1977