Alberta civil procedure
When must an Alberta complex-case litigation plan be agreed?
Agreement within 4 calendar months of the categorization event. Agree the litigation plan, then have the plaintiff file and serve it. Rule 4.5(1) measures the agreement interval from categorization, not commencement. Paragraph(2) separately requires the plaintiff to file and serve the agreed plan and amendments. The plan specifies the action’s milestones.
- Period
- Agreement within 4 calendar months of the categorization event
- Trigger
- Agreement to complex-case categorization or the Court’s determination
- Rule
- Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.5(1)
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Rule 4.5(1) measures the agreement interval from categorization, not commencement. Paragraph(2) separately requires the plaintiff to file and serve the agreed plan and amendments. The plan specifies the action’s milestones. The unresolved completion facts are agreement to complex-case categorization or the Court’s determination and the source-qualified route to agree the litigation plan, then have the plaintiff file and serve it.
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When must an Alberta complex-case litigation plan be agreed?
Agreement within 4 calendar months of the categorization event. Agree the litigation plan, then have the plaintiff file and serve it. Rule 4.5(1) measures the agreement interval from categorization, not commencement. Paragraph(2) separately requires the plaintiff to file and serve the agreed plan and amendments. The plan specifies the action’s milestones.
Responsible actor. The parties to the complex case, with separate plaintiff delivery duties.
Agreement to complex-case categorization or the Court’s determination.
Rule 4.5(1) measures the agreement interval from categorization, not commencement. Paragraph(2) separately requires the plaintiff to file and serve the agreed plan and amendments. The plan specifies the action’s milestones.
Rule 4.5(1) measures the agreement interval from categorization, not commencement. Paragraph(2) separately requires the plaintiff to file and serve the agreed plan and amendments. The plan specifies the action’s milestones.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.5(1)How does this provision count time?
- Identify agreement to complex-case categorization or the Court’s determination.
- Agree the litigation plan, then have the plaintiff file and serve it.
- The agreement within 4 calendar months of the categorization event 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 agreement to complex-case categorization or the Court’s determination. Rule 4.5(1) measures the agreement interval from categorization, not commencement. Paragraph(2) separately requires the plaintiff to file and serve the agreed plan and amendments. The plan specifies the action’s milestones.
- Check the actual completion for agree the litigation plan, then have the plaintiff file and serve it. 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 agreement within 4 calendar months of the categorization event.
The agreement within 4 calendar months of the categorization event 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 agreement to complex-case categorization or the Court’s determination. Rule 4.5(1) measures the agreement interval from categorization, not commencement. Paragraph(2) separately requires the plaintiff to file and serve the agreed plan and amendments. The plan specifies the action’s milestones.
Check the actual completion for agree the litigation plan, then have the plaintiff file and serve it. 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 agreement within 4 calendar months of the categorization event.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.5(1)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Rule 4.5(1) measures the agreement interval from categorization, not commencement. Paragraph(2) separately requires the plaintiff to file and serve the agreed plan and amendments. The plan specifies the action’s milestones. The unresolved completion facts are agreement to complex-case categorization or the Court’s determination and the source-qualified route to agree the litigation plan, then have the plaintiff file and serve it.
The parties to the complex case, with separate plaintiff delivery duties establishes agreement to complex-case categorization or the Court’s determination. Rule 4.5(1) measures the agreement interval from categorization, not commencement. Paragraph(2) separately requires the plaintiff to file and serve the agreed plan and amendments. The plan specifies the action’s milestones. Agreement within 4 calendar months of the categorization event. Agree the litigation plan, then have the plaintiff file and serve it. This source scenario does not calculate a final date.
The proposed boundary for agree the litigation plan, then have the plaintiff file and serve it meets a holiday or closed office. Check the actual completion for agree the litigation plan, then have the plaintiff file and serve it. 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 agreement within 4 calendar months of the categorization event. Establish the precise plan agreement and delivery and applicable closure facts. No moved final date is supplied.
The parties agreed a plan but the plaintiff has not filed or served it on every other party. Rule 4.5(1) measures the agreement interval from categorization, not commencement. Paragraph(2) separately requires the plaintiff to file and serve the agreed plan and amendments. The plan specifies the action’s milestones. Review Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.5(1) with the changed facts. Agreement within 4 calendar months of the categorization event cannot resolve this branch by itself.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual source branch
- Rule 4.5(1) measures the agreement interval from categorization, not commencement. Paragraph(2) separately requires the plaintiff to file and serve the agreed plan and amendments. The plan specifies the action’s milestones.
- Source interval and calendar
- The agreement within 4 calendar months of the categorization event 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 agreement to complex-case categorization or the Court’s determination. Rule 4.5(1) measures the agreement interval from categorization, not commencement. Paragraph(2) separately requires the plaintiff to file and serve the agreed plan and amendments. The plan specifies the action’s milestones.
- Actor and completion
- The parties to the complex case, with separate plaintiff delivery duties. Agree the litigation plan, then have the plaintiff file and serve it.
- Rule 4.5(1) measures the agreement interval from categorization, not commencement. Paragraph(2) separately requires the plaintiff to file and serve the agreed plan and amendments. The plan specifies the action’s milestones.
- The actor is the parties to the complex case, with separate plaintiff delivery duties. The event is agreement to complex-case categorization or the Court’s determination. The boundary is plan agreement and delivery. Rule 4.5(1) measures the agreement interval from categorization, not commencement. Paragraph(2) separately requires the plaintiff to file and serve the agreed plan and amendments. The plan specifies the action’s milestones.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must an Alberta complex-case litigation plan be agreed?
Does claim service start four months?
No. Rule 4.5(1) uses agreement to the complex categorization or the Court’s determination.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.5(1)Who must agree the plan?
The parties to the complex case.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.5(1)Who files and serves the agreed plan?
The plaintiff under paragraph(2), including agreed amendments.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.5(1)What milestones belong in the plan?
Paragraph(1) identifies records, disclosure, questioning, expert reports and trial-related planning.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.5(1)Does four months itself establish every milestone?
No. The actual agreed plan supplies its specific dates and completion requirements.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.5(1)Does agreeing the plan alone finish all required acts?
No. The plaintiff’s filing and service under paragraph(2) remain separate.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.5(1)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 4.5(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 |