An Alberta law blog.

Natalie Tymchuk of Emery Jamieson LLP in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was elected by acclamation to serve a two-year term as an Americas Regional Representative of Lawyers Associated Worldwide (“LAW”) beginning at the conclusion of the LAW 2022 Annual General Meeting.

The Partners of Emery Jamieson LLP are pleased to welcome Claire as a new associate with the firm.

The Partners at Emery Jamieson LLP are proud to announce that Erin Peters has been admitted to the Alberta Bar and welcome her as an Associate

The Partners at Emery Jamieson LLP are proud to announce that Tristan Patterson has been admitted to the Alberta Bar and welcome him as an Associate

The Partners of Emery Jamieson LLP are pleased to welcome Amrinder as a new associate with the firm.

We are very pleased to welcome our 2022-2023 articling student Jeremy Hoefsloot.

The Partners of Emery Jamieson LLP are pleased to welcome three new partners into the partnership.

Different types of assets are treated differently in your estate when you pass away. Knowing the nature of your assets is therefore fundamental to your estate plans. When you meet with a lawyer to prepare your Will, your lawyer will ask you questions about what assets you have and how you own them …

The main purpose of the bankruptcy system is to assist persons experiencing financial difficulty by eliminating their debts and allowing a fresh start, free from the crippling burden of debt. When you declare bankruptcy, the Trustee in Bankruptcy (“Trustee”) facilitates the settlement of your debts …

The personal representative of an estate is the person who manages and administers the estate of a deceased person. For example, an executor appointed in someone’s Will is the personal representative of that person’s estate when they pass away. Managing and administering a person’s estate after …

Boilerplate clauses are everywhere: on the back of your invoice, printed in tiny font on your parking receipt, crammed into the last few pages of a long contract. Have you read any of it? No? Even seasoned professionals sometimes skip over boilerplate clauses, assuming the standard terms are not …

We are very pleased to welcome our 2021-2022 articling students Tristan Patterson and Erin Peters. Both Tristan and Erin graduated from the University of Alberta Faculty of Law.

A Non-Disclosure Agreement (“NDA”), also known as a confidentiality agreement, forms a key part of the relationship between the persons signing the contract. An NDA governs how a person may—or may not—disclose certain confidential information received from the other person. Breaching an NDA is …

On March 1, 2021, significant changes to the Divorce Act (Canada) (the “Act”) came into effect. Key changes include: The language used in the Act in relation to “custody” and “access;” Defining “family violence;” The factors to be considered in determining the “best interests of the child(ren);” …