Alberta civil procedure
How long is an Alberta retainer agreement available for review?
Review is unavailable if 6 calendar months have passed after termination. Establish an available retainer-review route within the source limit. Rule 10.10(1) limits review of the retainer agreement. It does not say that merely requesting an appointment always completes the required review before the limit. The account-review branch has a different event and period.
- Period
- Review is unavailable if 6 calendar months have passed after termination
- Trigger
- Termination of the lawyer’s retainer
- Rule
- Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 10.10(1)
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Rule 10.10(1) limits review of the retainer agreement. It does not say that merely requesting an appointment always completes the required review before the limit. The account-review branch has a different event and period. The unresolved completion facts are termination of the lawyer’s retainer and the source-qualified route to establish an available retainer-review route within the source limit.
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How long is an Alberta retainer agreement available for review?
Review is unavailable if 6 calendar months have passed after termination. Establish an available retainer-review route within the source limit. Rule 10.10(1) limits review of the retainer agreement. It does not say that merely requesting an appointment always completes the required review before the limit. The account-review branch has a different event and period.
Responsible actor. The lawyer or client seeking retainer review.
Termination of the lawyer’s retainer.
Rule 10.10(1) limits review of the retainer agreement. It does not say that merely requesting an appointment always completes the required review before the limit. The account-review branch has a different event and period.
Rule 10.10(1) limits review of the retainer agreement. It does not say that merely requesting an appointment always completes the required review before the limit. The account-review branch has a different event and period.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 10.10(1)How does this provision count time?
- Identify termination of the lawyer’s retainer.
- Establish an available retainer-review route within the source limit.
- The review is unavailable if 6 calendar months have passed after termination interval uses rule 13.4 calendar-month or year reckoning. It preserves corresponding dates and the source’s absent-date rule. The actual anchor is termination of the lawyer’s retainer. Rule 10.10(1) limits review of the retainer agreement. It does not say that merely requesting an appointment always completes the required review before the limit. The account-review branch has a different event and period.
- The retainer review availability limit concerns establish an available retainer-review route within the source limit. A registry being closed does not itself prove that availability, a ceiling, immunity or a service fact moves forward. Establish the precise statutory act and any applicable Interpretation Act section 22 holiday or office rule.
The review is unavailable if 6 calendar months have passed after termination interval uses rule 13.4 calendar-month or year reckoning. It preserves corresponding dates and the source’s absent-date rule. The actual anchor is termination of the lawyer’s retainer. Rule 10.10(1) limits review of the retainer agreement. It does not say that merely requesting an appointment always completes the required review before the limit. The account-review branch has a different event and period.
The retainer review availability limit concerns establish an available retainer-review route within the source limit. A registry being closed does not itself prove that availability, a ceiling, immunity or a service fact moves forward. Establish the precise statutory act and any applicable Interpretation Act section 22 holiday or office rule.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 10.10(1)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Rule 10.10(1) limits review of the retainer agreement. It does not say that merely requesting an appointment always completes the required review before the limit. The account-review branch has a different event and period. The unresolved completion facts are termination of the lawyer’s retainer and the source-qualified route to establish an available retainer-review route within the source limit.
The lawyer or client seeking retainer review establishes termination of the lawyer’s retainer. Rule 10.10(1) limits review of the retainer agreement. It does not say that merely requesting an appointment always completes the required review before the limit. The account-review branch has a different event and period. Review is unavailable if 6 calendar months have passed after termination. Establish an available retainer-review route within the source limit. This source scenario does not calculate a final date.
The proposed boundary for establish an available retainer-review route within the source limit meets a holiday or closed office. The retainer review availability limit concerns establish an available retainer-review route within the source limit. A registry being closed does not itself prove that availability, a ceiling, immunity or a service fact moves forward. Establish the precise statutory act and any applicable Interpretation Act section 22 holiday or office rule. Establish the precise retainer review availability limit and applicable closure facts. No moved final date is supplied.
The retainer ended months before the lawyer sent an account. The account date cannot restart the retainer-agreement limit. Rule 10.10(1) limits review of the retainer agreement. It does not say that merely requesting an appointment always completes the required review before the limit. The account-review branch has a different event and period. Review Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 10.10(1) with the changed facts. Review is unavailable if 6 calendar months have passed after termination cannot resolve this branch by itself.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual source branch
- Rule 10.10(1) limits review of the retainer agreement. It does not say that merely requesting an appointment always completes the required review before the limit. The account-review branch has a different event and period.
- Source interval and calendar
- The review is unavailable if 6 calendar months have passed after termination interval uses rule 13.4 calendar-month or year reckoning. It preserves corresponding dates and the source’s absent-date rule. The actual anchor is termination of the lawyer’s retainer. Rule 10.10(1) limits review of the retainer agreement. It does not say that merely requesting an appointment always completes the required review before the limit. The account-review branch has a different event and period.
- Actor and completion
- The lawyer or client seeking retainer review. Establish an available retainer-review route within the source limit.
- Rule 10.10(1) limits review of the retainer agreement. It does not say that merely requesting an appointment always completes the required review before the limit. The account-review branch has a different event and period.
- The actor is the lawyer or client seeking retainer review. The event is termination of the lawyer’s retainer. The boundary is retainer review availability limit. Rule 10.10(1) limits review of the retainer agreement. It does not say that merely requesting an appointment always completes the required review before the limit. The account-review branch has a different event and period.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
How long is an Alberta retainer agreement available for review?
Does the account-sending date start this limit?
No. Paragraph(1) uses termination of the retainer.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 10.10(1)Is the limit for the agreement or every legal charge?
This branch concerns retainer-agreement review. Paragraph(2) separately concerns charges.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 10.10(1)Does requesting an appointment necessarily complete the review?
The source says the agreement may not be reviewed after the period. Establish the actual procedural completion boundary.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 10.10(1)Do charges have the same six-month period?
No. Paragraph(2) uses one year after the account was sent to the client.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 10.10(1)Does six months equal one hundred eighty days?
No. Calendar-month reckoning follows rule 13.4.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 10.10(1)What evidence establishes termination?
Retain the actual retainer and the facts or communication establishing when it ended.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 10.10(1)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 10.10(1) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Alberta Rules of Court, rules 13.2 to 13.5 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Alberta Interpretation Act, section 22 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |