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Jurisdiction In Personam and the Rules for Service Ex Juris
Cases Considered: Wheeler v. 1000128 Alberta Ltd., 2008 ABQB 70, PDF Version: Jurisdiction In Personam and the Rules for Service Ex Juris Introduction Wheeler v. 1000128 Alberta Ltd., 2008 ABQB 70, was a complicated case in which the plaintiff alleged … Continue reading
Fading to Brown: Limits on Evergreen Discovery in Alberta
Case Considered: Dabrowski v. Robertson, 2007 ABQB 680 PDF Version: Fading to Brown: Limits on Evergreen Discovery in Alberta This decision by Madam Justice Joanne Veit of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench clarifies that counsel and parties to litigation … Continue reading
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The Standard of Review on Appeals of Masters’ Decisions to the Court of Queen’s Bench
Cases Considered: Canada (Attorney General) v. Chak, 2008 ABQB 103 PDF Version: The Standard of Review on Appeals of Masters’ Decisions to the Court of Queen’s Bench Canada (Attorney General) v. Chak appears to be the first written decision by … Continue reading
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Security for Costs on Appeals by Impecunious and Vexatious Litigants
Cases Considered: Opal v. White, 2008 ABCA 25 PDF Version: Security for Costs on Appeals by Impecunious and Vexatious Litigants The very short judgment of Mr. Justice Frans Slatter in Opal v. White is an unlikely candidate for a comment. … Continue reading
Anthropomorphic Justice: The Case of the Cute, Yet Menacing Dog
Cases Considered: R. v. Hardy, 2007 ABQB 747 PDF Version: Anthropomorphic Justice: The Case of the Cute, Yet Menacing Dog Erin is a 10 year-old who loves dogs. One morning while in the Kensington district of inner-city Calgary with her … Continue reading