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.
Members of the public who have received a jury summons requiring them to come to Court for jury selection between today and May 31, 2020 and who are not presently sitting on a case, are released from that summons.Jurors presently participating in a jury trial, are required to report to Court as usual. Any Counsel or juror exhibiting signs of fever, cough or flu-like symptoms should contact the Court immediately to seek further instructions from the judge presiding over their case.
Defence Counsel/self-represented accused who have a jury trial scheduled between today and May 31st, 2020, may, with the consent of the Crown on their Notice of Re-election, choose to re-elect to proceed by way of a judge-alone trial. To do so, they are required to email the Criminal Court Coordinator a copy of their filed Notice of Re-election.
If a re-election to judge alone is not made, Counsel with or without a filed Designation of Counsel and self-represented accused are required to contact the Criminal Court Coordinator in the location in which the trial is set to proceed to select a new trial date. Counsel and all accused are required to attend Queen's Bench Appearance Court/Arraignment Court (by CCTV if accused is in custody) on a date designated by the Criminal Court Coordinator in advance of the scheduled jury trial date to confirm the new trial date. Pending further notice, if arrangements are not made with the Criminal Court Coordinator in advance of the jury trial date to adjourn the trial, all accused are required to attend Court on their trial date, failing which a warrant will be issued for their arrest.
Additional Information Anyone attending court or visiting a courthouse in the province is encouraged to practice social distancing and hand washing/touching hygiene, following the tips available at: https://www.alberta.ca/coronavirus-info-for-albertans.
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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