This year-in-review presentation canvasses the various ways that the courts, counsel, and litigants have interpreted the Alberta Rules of Court. Significant cases and interesting points of civil procedure are examined, including summary judgment, dismissal for delay, record production, questioning and undertakings, experts, and preparing for trial and summary trial. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on October 18, 2023. Total running time is 1 hour, 9 minutes.

This webinar provides an overview of significant case law that has interpreted the Rules of Court on interesting points of law in 2022. This on-demand program was originally broadcast as a live webinar on September 19, 2022. Total running time is 1 hour and 31 minutes.

Discuss from a practice perspective case law that has interpreted the Rules of Court on interesting points of law during the pandemic. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a webinar on September 14, 2021. Total running time is 1 hour, 31 minutes.

In this 10-part on-demand series, seasoned practitioners share their knowledge and experience on topics including the business of law, questioning, how to prove facts, admitting evidence at trial, effective advocacy, and mediation in an online world. This on-demand series was originally broadcasted as webinars from January - April, 2021. Each session is approximately 1 hour. Each part in this series is available for individual purchase.

In this on-demand program, our presenters discuss the ways litigators can prove facts in court. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a webinar as part of our Civil Litigation Series on March 3, 2021. Total running time is 1 hour, 7 minutes.

The Alberta Civil Practice Manual contains comprehensive information vital to your civil litigation practice. Packed with background information and commentary, this manual contains valuable information to get you through a litigation file from start to finish, including topics on commencing an action, questioning, managing litigation, trial, and judgments and orders.

As the courts and practitioners continue to adapt to the new realities of litigation, so too have the interpretation and application of the Alberta Rules of Court. This paper provides an overview of significant case law that has interpreted the Rules of Court on interesting points of law since September 2022. Topics addressed include limitation periods, summary judgement, amendments to pleadings, dismissal for delay, expert reports, costs, time for service of statement of claim, vexatious litigants, and appeal rights. This paper was presented at LESA’s Rules of Court 2023: Year in Review webinar on October 18, 2023.

In the style of short snappers, this paper provides an overview of significant case law that has interpreted the Rules of Court on interesting points of law in 2022. This paper was presented at LESA’s Rules of Court 2022: Year in Review webinar on September 19, 2022.

Presented in the style of short snappers, this paper provides an overview of significant case law that interprets the Alberta Rules of Court on interesting points of law during the ‘COVID-19 years’ (2020-2021). Themes addressed include limitation periods, varying and setting aside orders, dismissal for delay, summary judgment post-Hannam, expert reports, remote questioning, and affidavits of records. This paper was presented at LESA’s Rules of Court Year in Review: What Litigators Need to Know webinar on September 14, 2021.

This detailed list provides a summary of legislative and jurisprudential authorities about how to establish facts in civil litigation matters and includes specific references to the Rules of Court and pinpointed sections in various Acts. The materials also identify strategies to help litigators choose which method of proof they should employ. This paper was presented at LESA’s Civil Litigation Series webinar on March 3, 2021.