Court of King's Bench of Alberta
The Court of King's Bench is the Superior Trial Court for the Province, hearing trials in civil and criminal matters and appeals from decisions of the Court of Justice. The Chief Justice and other Justices of the Court are also judges of Surrogate Matters, which has jurisdiction over probate and administration of estate matters.
It has been determined that it is possible to proceed with all matters currently scheduled in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta for the weeks of January 18 and January 25, 2021. Counsel and parties are advised to be aware of the following, in respect of hearings scheduled for those weeks.
I. Matters Requiring Oral Evidence
All Trials and other hearings involving witnesses who are required to give oral evidence will proceed in person, at the appropriate courthouse.
Any request to have a witness give oral evidence by videoconference must be made to either Chief Justice Moreau or Associate Chief Justice Nielsen.
II. All Other Matters Scheduled for the Weeks of January 18 and January 25, 2021:
All other matters, ie. all matters not requiring oral evidence, will be heard remotely. Parties and Counsel are directed to the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta website for instructions on the conduct of remote proceedings.
III. Booking of New Matters
The booking of new Civil, Family and Commercial Trials, and lengthy Specials, was suspended until January 15, 2021. In order to ensure that those matters which were adjourned commencing November 30, 2020 are rescheduled on a priority basis, the booking of new Civil, Family and Commercial Trials, and lengthy Specials will continue to be suspended until January 29, 2021.
IV. Rescheduling of Adjourned Matters
The rescheduling of all matters that were adjourned during the weeks of November 30, December 7, 14, 21, 2020 and January 4 and 11, 2021, shall be done by contacting the Court Coordinators and on the following booking priority basis:
Booking Date
Date of Adjournment
January 18 & 19, 2021
Matters adjourned during the week of November 30, 2020
January 20 & 21, 2021
Matters adjourned during the week of December 7, 2020 or prior
January 22, 2021
Matters adjourned during the week of December 14, 2020 or prior
January 25 & 26, 2021
Matters adjourned during the week of December 21, 2020 or prior
January 27 & 28, 2021
Matters adjourned during the week of January 4, 2021 or prior
January 29, 2021
Information on Case Management in civil, family & criminal matters
Civil claims that exceed $50,000 must be heard in the Court of King’s Bench
The Commercial List was established to deal with commercial insolvency law
Criminal law involves investigating and prosecuting people who may have broken the law
Family law governs the legal aspects of relationships between family members
Information on Judicial Dispute Resolution at the Court of King's Bench
Information on the process for requesting a review of lawyers' bills or assessment of court costs.
Information on Wills, Estates, & Trusteeships that are handled at the Court of King's Bench
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