Publications
Personal Property Security Act, Report for Discussion 35
The Alberta Personal Property Security Act [PPSA] came into force in 1990 and produced a significant improvement in secured transactions in Alberta by removing many of the restrictions and limitations that prevented the use of secured credit. Since 1990, it has become clear that several areas of the law are in need of reform. Online banking and ecommerce as well ambiguities in the law contribute to the need for reform. The PPSA also did not […]
| AREA OF LAW | Corporate and Commercial |
| TAGS | interests, collateral, secured party, electronic, inventory, banking, chattel, registry, bankrupt, finance, pmsi, online, priority, perfection, claimant, secured, personal property, loan, creditor, debtor, security |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | RFD35.pdf |
December 2, 2020
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