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| WWC Welcomes S. Marc Zybutz |
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April 30th, 2010
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Walsh Wilkins Creighton LLP is pleased to announce that S. Marc Zybutz has joined our firm.
Marc brings with him 10 years experience practicing law and has maintained a general litigation practice throughout his career. Marc articled with Walsh Wilkins Creighton LLP in 2000.
Marc joins a team of highly-skilled lawyers at Walsh Wilkins Creighton LLP, a firm that has been providing legal services to businesses and individuals in Alberta for over 50 years.
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| How the Professional Corporations Statutes Amendment Act may affect you |
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December 22nd, 2009
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The Professional Corporations Statutes Amendment Act is expected to come into force in Alberta in early 2010 having received Royal Assent on November 26, 2009. This Act provides amendments to the Regulated Accounting Profession Act, the Legal Profession Act and the Health Professions Act extending non-voting share ownership to family members of regulated professionals. This legislation partially aligns Alberta practice with that of other provinces and allows professional businesses to include family members in a manner similar to small businesses in Alberta.
Read more to learn how this change in Alberta law may affect you.
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| Giving Frankenstein a Soul: Enforcing Patentee Obligations |
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June 2nd, 2009
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 The March 2009 edition of the Intellectual Property Journal, contains an article by Benjamin J. Kormos wherein he posits that acceding rights to innovators to make, use, or sell their innovations, without bestowing concomitant obligations upon them to ensure, among other things, that their innovations are safe and effective, is irresponsible. Mr. Kormos goes on to propose reforms to modern patent law to remain viable in the light of concerns for practicality, safety, and economic efficiency in the public interest.
The full version of Ben’s paper is available online, free of charge, courtesy of the Social Science Research Network.
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| Eugene Creighton on The Calgary Eyeopener |
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March 30th, 2009
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This morning Mr. Creighton sat down with Jim Brown on CBC’s The Calgary Eyeopener to discuss his recent appointment to the Provincial Court. Audio of the interview can be found here: http://cbc.ca/calgary/media/audio/eyeopener/20090330judge_mar_30_110346_CGY.ram
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| Eugene J. Creighton, Q. C. Appointed to Provincial Court |
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March 19th, 2009
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 It is with great pride that WWC announces Eugene J. Creighton, Q.C. has been appointed to the Calgary Regional Provincial Court effective April 6, 2009.
Eugene graduated from the University of Alberta law school in 1985. He is a member of the Blood Tribe, part of the Blackfoot Confederacy and acted as in-house Counsel to the Tribe from 1986-1994. In 1994, Eugene joined Walsh Wilkins where he assisted First Nations in negotiating claims and agreements and advised in areas of Aboriginal law. In 1999, he became a partner and in 2002 the firm’s name was changed to Walsh Wilkins Creighton LLP.
At the time of his appointment, he was assisting and advising the Blood Tribe in developing its Tribal Justice system with plans for a provincial court on the Blood Reserve and a peace making system. Eugene has conducted lectures and workshops on Aboriginal issues at the University of Lethbridge and Red Crow Community College. In 1980, Eugene became the first Chairperson of the Blood Tribe Police Commission.
In 2005, Eugene was named the Alberta Aboriginal Role Model in Justice. In February of 2008, Eugene and his two colleagues, Kenneth R. McLeod and Gary A. Befus were successful at the Supreme Court of Canada in defending the case of The Privacy Commissioner of Canada v. Blood Tribe Department of Health. Eugene was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2007.
Sources: Alberta Justice Press Release March 18, 2009
Lethbridge Herald March 18, 2009
Calgary Herald March 19, 2009
Calgary Herald March 20, 2009
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| Proposed Amendments to Protect RRSP Investments in Alberta |
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March 16th, 2009
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By Tyler S. Shandro
On March 2, 2009, Bill 20, the Civil Enforcement Amendment Act , was introduced at First Reading in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Sponsored by Jonathan Denis, the MLA for Calgary-Egmont, this bill would provide creditor protection for retirement savings and will bring Alberta in line with British Columbia and Saskatchewan.
As it stands, if an individual purchased an RRSP at a bank or credit union (”non-insurance RRSPs”), there is no creditor protection for those retirement savings. Mr. Denis’ bill will amend the Civil Enforcement Act (the “CEA”) such that creditors will not have access to funds in:
a) non-insurance RRSPs;
b) deferred profit savings plans (”DPSPs”); or
c) registered retirement income funds (”RRIFs”).
Creditors will however have access to payments out of the above retirement plans, subject to existing exemptions.
As well, paragraph 4 of Bill 20 will amend the CEA to exempt registered disability savings plans (”RDSPs”) from writ proceedings. RDSPs are intended to help individuals with disabilities and their families to plan for future needs.
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| Reconnoitring the ‘Old Lie’ |
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December 2nd, 2008
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In a recent edition of the Criminal Law Quarterly, Benjamin J. Kormos discusses posttraumatic stress disorder and its place in Canadian criminal law.
The full version of Ben’s paper is available online, free of charge, courtesy of the Social Science Research Network.
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| Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be |
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November 5th, 2008
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In the latest edition of the International Business Law Journal, Benjamin J. Kormos discusses corporate bond rating agencies, their inherent flaws and the consequent need for reform in securities regulation.
The full version of Ben’s paper is available online, free of charge, courtesy of the Social Science Research Network.
Kormos, Benjamin J. Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? Revisiting Rating Agency Regulation, International Business Law Journal, Vol. 4, p. 569, 2008
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| Thomas J. Walsh Receives the Alberta Order of Excellence |
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October 15th, 2008
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– By Raymond Hunt
Thomas J. Walsh, Q.C., founder of Walsh Wilkins Creighton LLP, received the Alberta Order of Excellence in a ceremony in Edmonton, Alberta on October 9, 2008. Mr. Walsh joins a group of 93 Honorees since the first Alberta Order of Excellence was handed out to Ernest Manning in 1981.
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| Dissolution of Parliament |
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September 12th, 2008
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– By Tyler S. Shandro
On September 7, 2008, the 39th Parliament was dissolved. Dissolution terminates a Parliament, ending all business in the Senate and the House of Commons, and is followed by a general election. This means that the House ceases to exist as an assembly at the time of dissolution.
All incomplete business is terminated, including the following government bills and private members’ bills that related to First Nations people.
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