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Although the permit applicant and municipality opposed a postponement, the Tribunal adjourned the peat extraction appeal so affected residents could obtain counsel, finding that no party would suffer significant prejudice from the agreed new timetable. The decision illustrates that procedural fairness can outweigh pressure to proceed quickly when participants need a meaningful opportunity to prepare.
A lawyer was reprimanded and fined $10,000 after arranging judicial dispute resolution against his client's instructions and failing to attend while still counsel of record. The tribunal rejected suspension and ordered $25,000 in costs.
An Alberta appeal judge refused to extend time in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit because the delay lacked a sufficient explanation and the proposed appeal had no reasonable prospect of success. Permission to appeal was also required and refused.
The Alberta Labour Relations Board refused to dismiss a union certification application because of delays while federal and provincial authorities disputed jurisdiction. Changes in the workforce did not justify discarding the application before a representation vote.
The Alberta Court of Appeal refused Mount Royal University's request to appeal a labour board decision requiring an arbitrator to reconsider a dismissed professor's remedy. Procedural fairness and academic freedom figured in the decision.
The Alberta Court of Appeal rescinded a case management officer's refusal to schedule an appeal, holding that the officer could not effectively dismiss it on mootness grounds. The Court separately refused an order restricting public access to evidence.
The Supreme Court interpreted a standard builders' risk policy to cover replacement of windows damaged by negligent cleaning. The faulty workmanship exclusion removed the cost of redoing the cleaning, not the resulting physical damage.
Justice Thomas Rothwell has been appointed to Alberta's Court of Appeal, while Malcolm Lavoie, K.C., has joined the Court of King's Bench in Edmonton. The federal Justice Department announced both appointments on October 8.
Alberta is preparing to replace most motor vehicle injury lawsuits with statutory care and income benefits in 2027. Canada's history shows why each province has drawn the line between compensation and tort differently.
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