Tag Archives: Civil Procedure and Evidence

Fading to Brown: Limits on Evergreen Discovery in Alberta

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Alice Woolley

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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Security for Costs on Appeals by Impecunious and Vexatious Litigants

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

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 →

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Alberta’s New Vexatious Litigant Law Applied

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

Cases Considered: O’Neill v. Deacons, 2007 ABQB 754 PDF Version: Alberta’s New Vexatious Litigant Law Applied The Alberta government passed new legislation in June of 2007 to give courts in the province more power to deal more effectively with “vexatious … Continue reading →