‘News’
WWC Welcomes S. Marc Zybutz
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.
How the Professional Corporations Statutes Amendment Act may affect you
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 ...
AREA Update November/December 2009
Lou Pesta continues to provide his own insight to the world of real estate conveyancing from a legal perspective. In this edition of the Alberta Real Estate Association's e-Magazine, Area Update, Legal Lou considers the practical aspects of real property reports. Lou's column can be downloaded here: Area Update November/December 2009.
AREA Update September/October 2009
Our own Lou Pesta is back with another installment of “Legal Lou†in the latest release of the Alberta Real Estate Association's online magazine, the AREA Update. In this edition, Lou discusses bridge financing and same day closings. The online version of the AREA Update can be viewed here: AREA Update - September/October 2009 (PDF)
Giving Frankenstein a Soul: Enforcing Patentee Obligations
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 ...
AREA Update May/June 2009
The Alberta Real Estate Association's online magazine has recently released their May/June 2009 edition. Our own Lou Pesta is also back with his “Legal Lou†column. This time around, Mr. Pesta discusses low equity sales and how to mitigate some of the associated risks. Lou also comments on an emerging trend: ...
Eugene Creighton on The Calgary Eyeopener
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
Eugene J. Creighton, Q. C. Appointed to Provincial Court
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 ...
Proposed Amendments to Protect RRSP Investments in Alberta
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 (â€non-insurance RRSPsâ€), there is no creditor protection for those retirement savings. ...
Alberta Real Estate Association Update Goes Online, With Contributions from Lubos K. Pesta, Q.C.
Beginning this month, the Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) newsletter, Update, has gone electronic. A PDF version of the bi-monthly publication can be viewed online here:AREA Update March-April 2009 (.pdf) Our own Lubos K. Pesta, Q.C. will be contributing a legal affairs column. This month, Legal Lou takes a look at backing out of construction contracts and cash back ...
Reconnoitring the ‘Old Lie’
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.
Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be
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. ...
Thomas J. Walsh Receives the Alberta Order of Excellence
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. Tom Walsh graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in Spring of 1953 having been a Flying Officer, RCAF with 418 Squadron, ...
Dissolution of Parliament
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. Government Bills C-47 An Act respecting family homes ...
WWC Welcomes Paul J. Pidde
Walsh Wilkins Creighton LLP is pleased to announce that Paul J. Pidde has joined our firm. With over 20 years experience practicing law, Paul comes to us with a wide range of expertise in a variety of litigation areas. Paul joins a team of highly-skilled lawyers at Walsh Wilkins Creighton LLP, a firm that has been providing legal services to businesses ...
WWC at the SCC
Walsh Wilkins Creighton LLP partners (from left to right) Ken McLeod, Eugene Creighton, Q.C., and Gary Befus after appearing before the Supreme Court of Canada. WWC lawyers were successful in a landmark ruling pertaining to solicitor-client privilege and the powers of the Privacy Commissioner.
