The Legal Environment: Administrative and Constitutional Law

"Most valuable was the transmission of information and the helpful manner through which the instructors facilitated understanding. We are very lucky to have access to such expertise and excellence in pedagogy. Thanks very much for the energy and interest in sharing a glimpse of your profession to enable us in ours." - 2013 participant

Instructors

William Shores 
Barrister and Solicitor

Gwendolyn Stewart-Palmer 
Barrister and Solicitor

Edmonton Dates                          
February 18 - 20, 2014

9:00 am - 4:00 pm daily

Cost                          
$1,050 (3 day class) 

What You Will Learn:

In this course, you will gain an understanding of Alberta’s legal environment, including constitutional, administrative, and contract law. 

Topics Covered:

  • How statutes and regulations are created and the benefits and limitations of each
  • The Canadian judicial system, focussing on the courts of Alberta
  • The constitutional framework of government in Canada, with emphasis on the division of powers between the Parliament of Canada, the provincial legislatures, and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  • Constitutional and other legal limits on a legislative body to delegate legislative, administrative and quasi-judicial powers
  • Sources of executive and administrative power
  • Substantive errors, procedural errors, and errors of discretion that allow courts to overturn government
    decisions
  • The role of the courts in reviewing executive and administrative action 

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