Publications
Enduring Powers of Attorney: Areas for Reform, Final Report
Western Canada Law Reform Agencies (WCLRA) consists of the British Columbia Law Institute, the Alberta Law Reform Institute, the Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan and the Manitoba Law Reform Commission. In its first report, WCLRA recommends uniformity of certain key provisions in each western province’s statute governing enduring powers of attorney (EPAs). Apart from these proposed uniform provisions, it is intended that each province’s statute will remain unique. The areas in which WCLRA proposes uniformity […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | appoint, planning, trusts, mental, epa, donor, attorney, capacity, enduring, estate, financial, power, trustee, witness |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | WCLRA-EPA-report.pdf |
June 16, 2008
Enduring Powers of Attorney: Areas for Reform, Consultation Paper
Western Canada Law Reform Agencies (WCLRA) consists of the British Columbia Law Institute, the Alberta Law Reform Institute, the Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan and the Manitoba Law Reform Commission. In its first report, WCLRA recommends uniformity of certain key provisions in each western province’s statute governing enduring powers of attorney (EPAs). Apart from these proposed uniform provisions, it is intended that each province’s statute will remain unique. The areas in which WCLRA proposes uniformity […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | appoint, planning, trusts, mental, epa, donor, attorney, capacity, enduring, estate, financial, power, trustee, witness |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | wclra-EPA-CP1.pdf |
August 10, 2004
Financial Assistance by a Corporation: Section 42, The Business Corporations Act (Alberta), Final Report 54
Section 42 of the Alberta Business Corporations Act (as it was at the time of the writing of this report) made it illegal for a corporation to provide financial assistance to: – a shareholder or director of that corporation or an affiliated corporation; – an associate of any or the above; or – a purchaser of shares of that corporation or an affiliated corporation if that corporation was not “solvent” as defined by the ABCA. […]
| AREA OF LAW | Corporate and Commercial |
| TAGS | assistance, Business Corporations Act, corporation, disclosure, financial, solve |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr054.pdf |
| ENACTMENT |
Business Corporations Act, SA 2000, c 10, s. 2 (now RSA 2000, c B-9, s 45). |
August 1, 1989
Financial Assistance by a Corporation: Section 42, The Business Corporations Act (Alberta), Report for Discussion 5
Section 42 of the Alberta Business Corporations Act (as it was at the time of the writing of this report) made it illegal for a corporation to provide financial assistance to: – a shareholder or director of that corporation or an affiliated corporation; – an associate of any or the above; or – a purchaser of shares of that corporation or an affiliated corporation if that corporation was not “solvent” as defined by the ABCA. The […]
| AREA OF LAW | Corporate and Commercial |
| TAGS | solvency, assistance, Business Corporations Act, corporation, disclosure, financial |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | rfd5.pdf |
August 2, 1987