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We’re Hiring Summer Law Student Research Assistants!

The Alberta Law Reform Institute [ALRI] is seeking 2 students for employment between May and August 2023.  Students should be completing their second year of law and have strong writing skills to support the presentation of their research in new issues in the law. The Research Assistants will work directly with ALRI lawyers to follow project plans and research new legal policy.  This work provides students with direct feedback from our lawyers and valuable experience [...]

By |2023-04-24T09:18:03-06:00January 9th, 2023|Latest News, Uncategorized|0 Comments

We’re Hiring 3rd Year Law Student Research Assistants!

The Alberta Law Reform Institute [ALRI] is seeking two or three, third year law students for part-time employment to run from February 1, 2023 or possibly sooner and continuing until March 31, 2023. The Research Assistants will work directly with ALRI lawyers to help develop the framework for a potential new project plan that we are developing.  The work will involve the review of secondary literature and government reports to categorize areas of legal need [...]

By |2023-04-24T09:18:03-06:00January 9th, 2023|Latest News, Uncategorized|0 Comments

What is Adverse Possession?

Adverse possession allows a person who has occupied another’s land for at least 10 years to potentially claim ownership of that land. The occupation must be exclusive, open, notorious and continuous. In today’s Alberta, it involves two people: the person in actual possession of the disputed property (the occupier) and the registered owner of the disputed property (the registered owner). This executive summary outlines the most common adverse possession claims as well as our recommendations [...]

By |2022-12-05T14:25:05-07:00May 28th, 2022|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Should Alberta Abolish Adverse Possession?

Adverse possession allows a person who has occupied another’s land for at least 10 years to potentially claim ownership of that land. The occupation must be exclusive, open, notorious and continuous. In today’s Alberta, it involves two people: the person in actual possession of the disputed property (the occupier) and the registered owner of the disputed property (the registered owner). This infographic outlines the three most common adverse possession claims.

By |2022-12-05T14:24:20-07:00May 28th, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Dower Act, Final Report 118

The Alberta Law Reform Institute (ALRI) is recommending replacing the Dower Act with new legislation. The Dower Act protects a spouse if the couple’s home is solely owned by the other spouse. It has two features that prevent a non-owner spouse from losing their home unexpectedly: Consent to disposition: The owner cannot sell, lease, mortgage, or otherwise transfer the homestead without the non-owner’s consent. Life estate: After the owner’s death, the non-owner can keep the homestead for [...]

By |2022-10-04T08:27:56-06:00September 26th, 2022|Uncategorized|0 Comments

We Want To Hear What You Think About The Temporary Remote Witnessing Protocol

Have you used the temporary remote witnessing of wills protocol? The Alberta Law Reform Institute is interested in your thoughts and experiences. Should we make the temporary protocol permanent? Should Alberta go further and make rules for the creation of electronic wills? We are looking to get some early input into a new project that is asking these questions. Your answers will help us to identify issues we need to consider. At this stage, we [...]

By |2023-04-24T09:18:03-06:00April 26th, 2022|Latest News, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Meet ALRI Student Researcher Sarah Ormandy!

ALRI is excited to welcome Sarah Ormandy (she/her) to its team! Sarah Ormandy is a law student going into her final year of studies at the University of Alberta. She has a Musical Theatre Diploma (without distinction) from MacEwan University, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting (with distinction) from the University of Alberta. Sarah is an improviser and performance artist who has worked across Canada. She enjoys the intersection of performance and the [...]

By |2023-04-24T09:18:03-06:00June 29th, 2022|Latest News, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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