Moin Yahya, BA (Hons) (Alberta), MA (Alberta), PhD (Toronto), JD (George Mason)
Fall Term 2024 (1890)
LAW 440A - Property Law
2.5 units (fi 10)(TWO TERM, 2;3-0-0)
This course involves the study of basic principles which govern the institution of real and personal property. Included in this analysis will be the history of property law and issues of social and political context. Other topics include right incident to the ownership and possession of land, tenures and estates, concurrent ownership, dower, leases and tenancies, easements, restrictive covenants, finders law, bailment, and gifts. Other special issues may be explored.
LECTURE C02 (46989)
2024-09-16 - 2024-12-04
TR 10:30 - 11:30
LAW 456 - Professionalism and Ethics
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
An examination of the organization of the legal profession in Canada and the professional conduct of lawyers as determined by law, ethical codes of conduct and service to the public interest. The course will address civility in communication and conduct, common ethical issues in practice, the fiduciary nature of the lawyer's work, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, lawyer professionalism, and the lawyer's role in the administration of justice including access to the legal system. This will include learning about forms of discrimination and bias recognized in Canadian human rights legislation as they are manifest racism, sexism and bias in the Canadian justice system and the legal profession with attention to racism and sexism.
LECTURE A01 (50104)
2024-09-04 - 2024-12-04
TR 14:00 - 15:20
Winter Term 2025 (1900)
LAW 440B - Property Law
2.5 units (fi 10)(TWO TERM, 2;3-0-0)
This course involves the study of basic principles which govern the institution of real and personal property. Included in this analysis will be the history of property law and issues of social and political context. Other topics include right incident to the ownership and possession of land, tenures and estates, concurrent ownership, dower, leases and tenancies, easements, restrictive covenants, finders law, bailment, and gifts. Other special issues may be explored.
LECTURE C02 (72352)
2025-01-06 - 2025-04-09
TR 10:30 - 11:50
LAW 451 - Corporations Law
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
The laws governing corporations including: pre-incorporation matters; the corporation as a legal person; the tortious, criminal, regulatory, and contractual liability of the corporation; fiduciary duties in general and in commercial relationships, especially in the context of directors and officers, corporate social responsibility; corporate management; shareholder rights; and shareholder remedies.
LECTURE B02 (70005)
2025-01-06 - 2025-04-09
TR 14:00 - 15:20