Category Archives: Civil Procedure: New Rules of Court

Getting Foreclosure Practice Right: Some Regulatory Suggestions

Posted on January 8, 2013 by and

PDF version: Getting Foreclosure Practice Right: Some Regulatory Suggestions Case commented on: AGF Trust Company v Soos, 2012 ABQB 747 AGF Trust Company v Soos is a decision by Master Lorne Smart, reviewing a Bill of Costs in a standard … Continue reading →

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Refining Vexatious Litigant and Vexatious Spokesperson Jurisprudence

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

Case considered: Allen v Gray, 2012 ABQB 66 PDF version: Refining Vexatious Litigant and Vexatious Spokesperson Jurisprudence Alberta’s new vexatious litigant provisions have been in force for almost five years now and a useful body of precedent has been developed. Novel points … Continue reading →

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Waiver of Dispute Resolution under the New Rules

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

PDF version: Waiver of Dispute Resolution under the New Rules Case considered: IBM Canada Limited v Kossovan, 2011 ABQB 621. In IBM Canada Limited v Kossovan, Mr. Justice Bryan E. Mahoney provided the first judicial interpretation of an important new … Continue reading →

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Third Edition of the JSS Barristers Rules

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

As noted in previous posts, in its newsletter titled JSS Barristers Rules JSS Barristers provides summaries of cases considering the new Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010. Issue 3 of the Newsletter and updated Cumulative Summary are now available … Continue reading →

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Second edition of JSS Barristers Rules now available

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

As noted in a previous post, JSS Barristers is providing summaries of cases considering the new Alberta Rules of Court, Alta. Reg. 124/2010, in a newsletter called JSS Barristers Rules. The second edition of the newsletter is available here. Of … Continue reading →

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JSS Barristers and The New Rules of Court

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

ABlawg readers may have noticed that we have not posted any comments lately on the new Alberta Rules of Court, Alta. Reg. 124/2010. We have decided to leave that task to our colleagues at JSS Barristers, who released the first … Continue reading →

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New Rules of Court Interpreted: Rule 5.41 and Medical Examinations

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

Case commented on: Nystrom v. Ranson, 2011 ABQB 116 The Plaintiff alleged physical injuries resulting from a motor vehicle accident. He claimed that his physical injuries limited his present and future vocational options and claimed past and future lost income. … Continue reading →

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New Rules of Court Interpreted: Rule 13.7 and Fraudulent Misrepresentation

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

Case commented on: Terrace Consulting Inc. v. Jackson, 2011 ABQB 108 The Plaintiff applied for summary judgment to enforce its remedies under an offer to purchase a condominium. The Defendants alleged misrepresentation and contended that they were told they were … Continue reading →

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New Rules of Court Interpreted: Rule 1.2, The Purpose and Intent of the Rules and Rule 15.12, Transitional

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Case commented on: Lameman v Alberta, 2011 ABQB 40 Alberta and Canada brought applications under the old Rules to strike the plaintiffs’ statement of claim in the summer of 2009. The matter has been in case management for over two … Continue reading →

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New Rules of Court Interpreted: Rule 2.10 and Intervenor Status

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

Case commented on: R. v. Hirsekorn, 2011 ABQB 156 R. v. Hirsekorn is a summary conviction appeal of convictions for shooting wildlife not in regular season and being in possession of wildlife without a valid permit, contrary to ss. 25(1) … Continue reading →

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