Publications
Abolition of Perpetuities Law, Final Report 110
The rule against perpetuities is an ancient and complex set of legal rules designed to prevent people from indefinitely tying up land and assets via successive contingent interests of title so that future generations cannot sell, mortgage or enjoy full use of the property. In 1972, Alberta reformed the worst excesses of the rule against perpetuities in our current Perpetuities Act, seeking a reasonable balance between competing interests. Following public consultation, the Alberta Law Reform […]
| AREA OF LAW | Administration of Justice Corporate and Commercial Property |
| TAGS | asset, contingent, interest, perpetuities, Property, tax, trust, variation |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | FR_110.pdf |
March 1, 2017
Perpetuities Law: Abolish or Reform? Report 29
Perpetuities law is a complex set of legal rules designed to prevent people from indefinitely tying up land and assets for an excessive period of time so that future generations cannot deal freely with the property. But has the time come to abolish perpetuities law in Alberta? Do other modern legal rules now exist which could handle the situation better or more simply? Or should perpetuities law be retained but extensively reformed? Have your say […]
| AREA OF LAW | Administration of Justice Courts Procedure Property |
| TAGS | alberta, law, perpetuities, trustee |
| FORMAT | Other |
| FILE | rfd029.pdf |
April 1, 2016
Rule Against Perpetuities: Powers of Maintenance and Advancement: Trustee Act ss. 32
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession Administration of Justice Procedure |
| TAGS | advancement, maintenance, perpetuities, Rule, trustee |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | urp-71_2-Power-of-Maint-Advancement_Bowker.pdf |
January 1, 1971
The Rule Against Perpetuities
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession Administration of Justice Constitutional and Public Law Procedure Property |
| TAGS | perpetuities, Rule |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | urp-69_5-Perpetuities_McClean.pdf |
January 1, 1969