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The Alberta Rules of Court require parties to an action before the Alberta Court of King's Bench to participate in some form of alternate dispute resolution process before they can attend trial.
The Alberta Court of King's Bench has introduced a pilot project aimed at moving non-family civil actions through the court system more expeditiously.
The Alberta Court of King's Bench has introduced a pilot project aimed at moving non-family civil actions through the court system more expeditiously.
Civil Practice Note 7, entitled “Vexatious Application/Proceeding Show Cause Procedure” (CPN 7), is a useful tool to manage hopeless litigation quickly and efficiently. Introduced in...
Civil Practice Note 7, entitled “Vexatious Application/Proceeding Show Cause Procedure” CPN 7, is a useful tool to manage hopeless litigation quickly and efficiently. Introduced in 2018, it is a summary procedure under Rule 3.68 of the Alberta Rules of Court that may be used to address a “claim, defence, action, application, or proceeding that appears on its face to be frivolous, vexatious, or otherwise an abuse of process.” It is intended as a “fair and proportionate mechanism to respond to apparently abusive litigation”.