Publications

Consultation Memoranda

Consultation Memoranda are a relatively new document for the Institute. It has a limited circulation to a targeted audience requesting feedback on a specific issue.

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# Date Description PDF
13 09/2008 Powers and Procedures of Administrative Tribunals

Yes

12.21 04/2007 Civil Appeals

Yes

12.20 04/2007 Criminal Jury Trials:  Challenge for Cause Procedures

Yes

12.19 06/2006 Charter Applications in Criminal Cases

Yes

12.18 03/2005 Self-Represented Litigants

Yes

12.17 02/2005 Costs and Sanction

Yes

12.16 11/2004 Trial and Evidence Rules Parts 25 and 26

Yes

12.15 11/2004 Non-Disclosure Order Application Procedures in
Criminal Cases

Yes

12.14 10/2004 Miscellaneous Issues

Yes

12.13 08/2004 Judicial Review

Yes

12.12 08/2004 Summary Disposition of Actions

Yes
12.11 08/2004 Enforcement of Judgments and Orders

Yes
12.10 07/2004 Motions and Orders

Yes
12.9 02/2004 Joining Claims and Parties, Including Third Party Claims, Counterclaims and Representative Actions

Yes
12.8 10/2003 Pleadings

Yes
12.7 07/2003 Discovery and Evidence Issues: Commission Evidence, Admissions, Pierringer Agreements and Innovative Procedures

Yes
12.6 07/2003 Promoting Early Resolution of Disputes by Settlement

Yes
12.5 04/2003 Management of Litigation

Yes
12.4 03/2003 Alberta Rules of Court Project - Parties

Yes
12.3 02/2003 Alberta Rules of Court Project - Expert Evidence and "Independent" Medical Examinations

Yes
12.2 10/2002 Alberta Rules of Court Project - Document Discovery and Examination for Discovery

Yes
12.1 10/2002 Alberta Rules of Court Project - Commencement of Proceedings in Queen's Bench

Yes
011 6/2002 Creditor Access to Future Income Plans

Yes
010 12/2001 Standardizing Limitation Periods for Actions on Insurance Contracts

Yes
009 3/2000 Class Actions

Yes
008 12/1999 Wills - Non Compliance With Formalities

Yes
007 10/1999 Trustee Investment Powers

The Institute distributed its Consultation Memorandum on the subject of Trustee Investment Powers.  This paper deals with the question - Should Alberta replace the legal list approach with the prudent investor rule?  It states and describes alternative approaches to 19 separate issues relating to trustee investment.

Yes
006 4/1999 Powers and Procedures for Administrative Agencies: MODEL CODE

Yes
005 12/1998 Should a Claim for Punitive Damages Survive Death?

ALRI has completed a final report on the question whether or not a claim for damages for the loss of future earnings should survive the claimant's death.  It has been suggested to us that another question of survival should be dealt with at the same time.  In the project, ALRI is dealing only with the question of the survival of the claim.

Yes
004 8/1997 Should a Claim for Loss of a Chance of Future Earnings Survive Death?

The question addressed by this report is what the policy of the law should be:  should a claim for damages for the loss of a chance of future earnings survive the death of the injured person, or should it not?  Section 5 of the Survival of Actions Act should be amended so that the Act will clearly reflect its intention.

Yes
003 12/1996 Business Names Legislation

Yes
002 11/1995 Reasonable Accommodation in the Workplace

Yes
001 9/1995 Division of Pension Upon Marriage Breakdown

Yes