Publications
Non-Resident Trustees Under the Dependent Adults Act, Final Report 86
A trustee under the Dependent Adults Act of Alberta handles some or all of the financial affairs of a dependent adult, depending on the terms of the trusteeship order. An individual cannot be appointed a trustee under the Dependent Adults Act unless the individual is a resident of Alberta. The Act’s prohibition of non-resident trustees creates significant practical difficulties if the only suitable or most suitable potential trustee is a non-resident or if an Alberta trustee is appointed and […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession Family Law |
| TAGS | non-resident, dependent, safeguard, enforcement, money, appointment, security, trustee |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr086.pdf |
January 29, 2002
Proposals for a New Alberta Arbitration Act, Final Report 51
This report considers the Arbitration Act, RSA 1980, c A-43, as it was current to the publication of the report. The report considers two principal difficulties users had with the Act: the fact that it left many practical problems unsolved; and the “unduly broad” scope for discretionary intervention by the courts, which would frustrate the desire of many arbitrating parties to avoid litigation. The report presents a draft Act, patterned on the UNCITRAL Model Law […]
| AREA OF LAW | Administration of Justice |
| TAGS | appointment, arbitration, arbitrator, conduct, protection, tribunal |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr051.pdf |
| ENACTMENT |
Arbitration Act, SA 1991, c A-43.1 (now RSA 2000, c A-43). |
October 1, 1988