Alberta Rules of Court
The Alberta Rules of Court are the civil practice and procedural rules governing court proceedings in the Canadian province of Alberta, and specifically, in the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench and Alberta Court of Appeal.
The current Rules are identified as Alta. Reg. 390/1968, and came into force in 1968. There have been several amendments and practice notes added over the subsequent four decades, but the Rules have not been significantly revised since 1968.
The Alberta Law Reform Institute (ALRI), the province's law commission, was given a mandate in 2001 to review the Rules of Court and produce recommendations for a new set of Rules. The project goal was to create rules that are clear, useful and effective tools for accessing a fair, timely and cost efficient civil justice system. After an extensive review by ALRI, proposed new Rules were created and are scheduled to take effect November 1, 2010, thereby replacing the existing Rules. Alta. Reg. 256/2010.[1]
References
- ^ "Alberta Order-in-Council O.C. 256/2010". Queen's Printer#Alberta. Retrieved 19 July 2010.