Alberta civil procedure
When must a Court of Justice third party defendant file a dispute note?
20 days after service in Alberta. File the prescribed dispute note to third party claim. Section 10(1)(a) supplies the Alberta response branch. Outside-Alberta service uses thirty days. A third party response differs from the defendant’s original dispute note.
- Period
- 20 days after service in Alberta
- Trigger
- Effective Alberta service of the third party claim
- Rule
- Court of Justice Civil Procedure Regulation, Alta Reg 176/2018, s 10(1)(a)
Official Court of Justice Civil Procedure Regulation current August 1, 2023, including AR 86/2023. Current official acquisition and the 2026 regulation index were checked.
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Section 10(1)(a) supplies the Alberta response branch. Outside-Alberta service uses thirty days. A third party response differs from the defendant’s original dispute note. The unresolved completion facts are effective Alberta service of the third party claim and the source-qualified route to file the prescribed dispute note to third party claim.
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When must a Court of Justice third party defendant file a dispute note?
20 days after service in Alberta. File the prescribed dispute note to third party claim. Section 10(1)(a) supplies the Alberta response branch. Outside-Alberta service uses thirty days. A third party response differs from the defendant’s original dispute note.
Responsible actor. The third party defendant served in Alberta.
Effective Alberta service of the third party claim.
Section 10(1)(a) supplies the Alberta response branch. Outside-Alberta service uses thirty days. A third party response differs from the defendant’s original dispute note.
Section 10(1)(a) supplies the Alberta response branch. Outside-Alberta service uses thirty days. A third party response differs from the defendant’s original dispute note.
Court of Justice Civil Procedure Regulation, Alta Reg 176/2018, s 10(1)(a)How does this provision count time?
- Identify effective Alberta service of the third party claim.
- File the prescribed dispute note to third party claim.
- For file the prescribed dispute note to third party claim, establish effective Alberta service of the third party claim under Court of Justice Civil Procedure Regulation, Alta Reg 176/2018, s 10(1)(a). The source states 20 days after service in Alberta. Interpretation Act section 22 addresses time reckoning. Rules of Court day counting cannot be imported merely because the dispute concerns a court.
- Check the actual completion for file the prescribed dispute note to third party claim. Interpretation Act section 22 distinguishes a holiday from a closed office where an act must be completed. Verify the operative recipient, filing method and opening facts before applying an open-day carry to 20 days after service in Alberta.
For file the prescribed dispute note to third party claim, establish effective Alberta service of the third party claim under Court of Justice Civil Procedure Regulation, Alta Reg 176/2018, s 10(1)(a). The source states 20 days after service in Alberta. Interpretation Act section 22 addresses time reckoning. Rules of Court day counting cannot be imported merely because the dispute concerns a court.
Check the actual completion for file the prescribed dispute note to third party claim. Interpretation Act section 22 distinguishes a holiday from a closed office where an act must be completed. Verify the operative recipient, filing method and opening facts before applying an open-day carry to 20 days after service in Alberta.
Court of Justice Civil Procedure Regulation, Alta Reg 176/2018, s 10(1)(a)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Section 10(1)(a) supplies the Alberta response branch. Outside-Alberta service uses thirty days. A third party response differs from the defendant’s original dispute note. The unresolved completion facts are effective Alberta service of the third party claim and the source-qualified route to file the prescribed dispute note to third party claim.
The third party defendant served in Alberta establishes effective Alberta service of the third party claim. Section 10(1)(a) supplies the Alberta response branch. Outside-Alberta service uses thirty days. A third party response differs from the defendant’s original dispute note. 20 days after service in Alberta. File the prescribed dispute note to third party claim. This source scenario does not calculate a final date.
The proposed boundary for file the prescribed dispute note to third party claim meets a holiday or closed office. Check the actual completion for file the prescribed dispute note to third party claim. Interpretation Act section 22 distinguishes a holiday from a closed office where an act must be completed. Verify the operative recipient, filing method and opening facts before applying an open-day carry to 20 days after service in Alberta. Establish the precise required completion and applicable closure facts. No moved final date is supplied.
The third party defendant was actually served outside Alberta. Section 10(1)(a) supplies the Alberta response branch. Outside-Alberta service uses thirty days. A third party response differs from the defendant’s original dispute note. Review Court of Justice Civil Procedure Regulation, Alta Reg 176/2018, s 10(1)(a) with the changed facts. 20 days after service in Alberta cannot resolve this branch by itself.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual source branch
- Section 10(1)(a) supplies the Alberta response branch. Outside-Alberta service uses thirty days. A third party response differs from the defendant’s original dispute note.
- Source interval and calendar
- For file the prescribed dispute note to third party claim, establish effective Alberta service of the third party claim under Court of Justice Civil Procedure Regulation, Alta Reg 176/2018, s 10(1)(a). The source states 20 days after service in Alberta. Interpretation Act section 22 addresses time reckoning. Rules of Court day counting cannot be imported merely because the dispute concerns a court.
- Actor and completion
- The third party defendant served in Alberta. File the prescribed dispute note to third party claim.
- Section 10(1)(a) supplies the Alberta response branch. Outside-Alberta service uses thirty days. A third party response differs from the defendant’s original dispute note.
- The actor is the third party defendant served in Alberta. The event is effective Alberta service of the third party claim. The boundary is required completion. Section 10(1)(a) supplies the Alberta response branch. Outside-Alberta service uses thirty days. A third party response differs from the defendant’s original dispute note.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must a Court of Justice third party defendant file a dispute note?
What starts the third party response period?
Service of the third party claim on the third party defendant.
Court of Justice Civil Procedure Regulation, Alta Reg 176/2018, s 10(1)(a)What period applies to Alberta service?
Section 10(1)(a) provides twenty days.
Court of Justice Civil Procedure Regulation, Alta Reg 176/2018, s 10(1)(a)What period applies outside Alberta?
Section 10(1)(b) provides thirty days.
Court of Justice Civil Procedure Regulation, Alta Reg 176/2018, s 10(1)(a)Which response document is required?
The prescribed dispute note to third party claim.
Court of Justice Civil Procedure Regulation, Alta Reg 176/2018, s 10(1)(a)Does filing the third party claim start the recipient’s period?
No. Section 10 uses service on the third party defendant.
Court of Justice Civil Procedure Regulation, Alta Reg 176/2018, s 10(1)(a)Can the original defendant’s dispute note stand in for this response?
The regulation specifies a separate third party response by the party against whom that claim is made.
Court of Justice Civil Procedure Regulation, Alta Reg 176/2018, s 10(1)(a)Official sources and review
Provisions used (2)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Court of Justice Civil Procedure Regulation, Alta Reg 176/2018, s 10(1)(a) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Alberta Interpretation Act, section 22 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |