Creation of Electronic Wills, Consultation Results

November 2, 2023

Interprovincial Recognition of Substitute Decision-making Documents: Personal Directives, Final Report 113

In 2016, the Uniform Law Conference of Canada adopted the Uniform Interjurisdictional Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act as suitable for implementation across Canada. The Uniform Act seeks to provide harmonized rules for recognizing substitute decision-making documents (like enduring powers of attorney and personal directives) that are prepared outside of the jurisdiction in which they are sought to be used. This final report reviews ALRI’s consultation process and the feedback ALRI received in response to its preliminary […]

March 1, 2019

Criminal Trial Proceedings, Final Report 100

The process for conducting a criminal trial may be complicated by differing processes and rules in different locations. Part of the difficulty is attributable to a complex system of rule-making authority for criminal matters. Some provisions are prescribed by the Criminal Code while other processes may be set by the court in question. The Alberta Law Reform Institute identified three specific areas in which non-standardized matters were particularly problematic: Charter Issues “ The content of […]

August 1, 2012

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 […]

May 2, 1986

Status of the Alberta Rules of Court

January 1, 1974