Publications
Report on Liens, Report for Discussion 13
A lien is an interest in property, similar to a security interest, which enables a creditor to retain (usually) or seize (occasionally) property belonging to a debtor. The rules governing liens in Alberta (at the time of publication) were widely varied, and controlled by a number of different statutes. This report suggests the creation of a unified Liens Act which would resolve problems such as the registration of liens, the priority of different interests on […]
| AREA OF LAW | Constitutional and Public Law Corporate and Commercial |
| TAGS | lien, non-consensual, retention, priority, perfection, claimant, secured, discharge, seizure, enforcement, attachment, buyer, claim, creditor, debt, debtor, goods, personal, Possession, Property, registration, termination |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | rfd13.pdf |
September 2, 1992
Prejudgment Remedies for Unsecured Claimants, Final Report 50
This report is first in a series of final reports on the general topic of remedies of unsecured creditors. The report contains detailed recommendations for a legislative solution regarding the inadequacies identified in the available prejudgment remedies for unsecured claimants in Alberta. It details a variety of prejudgment remedies that currently exist and identifies as a problem the absence of any unifying principle in their application. There is discussion of the Mareva injunction, which has […]
| AREA OF LAW | Corporate and Commercial |
| TAGS | attachment, creditor, debtor, garnishment, pre-judgment, prejudgment, remedy |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr050.pdf |
| ENACTMENT |
Civil Enforcement Act, SA 1994, c C-10.5 (now RSA 2000, c C-15). |
February 1, 1988