Publications
Enforcement of Judgments, Final Report 94
This report examines the current law on enforcement of judgments outside of Alberta. Since 1925, Alberta has had a legislative regime whereby money judgments from other specified jurisdictions could be registered with the Alberta courts. Therefore, these judgments are recognized and enforceable in Alberta. This regime has been relatively unchanged since that time. In 1990, the Attorneys General and the Ministers of Justice requested that the Uniform Law Conference of Canada (ULCC) develop uniform legislation […]
| AREA OF LAW | Administration of Justice Corporate and Commercial |
| TAGS | enforcement, judgement, money, jurisdiction, enforce, uniform, foreign, transfer, certainty |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr094.pdf |
September 29, 2008
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
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
Remedies of Unsecured Creditors, Report for Discussion 3
This report is long and it examines the remedies available under the Alberta law to unsecured creditors for collection of their debts and makes tentative proposals for the reform of those remedies. It provides a description of the present system and criticism of it, and outlines the need for technical reform. The report examines the body of research on the kinds of debtors who are likely to get into legal trouble, as well as the […]
| AREA OF LAW | Corporate and Commercial |
| TAGS | unsecured, assets, income, enforcement, remedies, rules, creditor, debtor, distribution, execution, proceeds |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | rfd3.pdf |
May 2, 1986