Alberta civil procedure
When must an Alberta plaintiff provide the Court’s witness list?
1 calendar month before trial. Provide the Court with a list of witnesses’ names. Rule 8.8(6) concerns the plaintiff’s list to the Court. It is distinct from serving attendance notices on witnesses and from the twenty-day list required of other parties.
- Period
- 1 calendar month before trial
- Trigger
- The actual trial date
- Rule
- Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 8.8(6)
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Rule 8.8(6) concerns the plaintiff’s list to the Court. It is distinct from serving attendance notices on witnesses and from the twenty-day list required of other parties. The unresolved completion facts are the actual trial date and the source-qualified route to provide the Court with a list of witnesses’ names.
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When must an Alberta plaintiff provide the Court’s witness list?
1 calendar month before trial. Provide the Court with a list of witnesses’ names. Rule 8.8(6) concerns the plaintiff’s list to the Court. It is distinct from serving attendance notices on witnesses and from the twenty-day list required of other parties.
Responsible actor. The plaintiff in the trial.
The actual trial date.
Rule 8.8(6) concerns the plaintiff’s list to the Court. It is distinct from serving attendance notices on witnesses and from the twenty-day list required of other parties.
Rule 8.8(6) concerns the plaintiff’s list to the Court. It is distinct from serving attendance notices on witnesses and from the twenty-day list required of other parties.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 8.8(6)How does this provision count time?
- Identify the actual trial date.
- Provide the Court with a list of witnesses’ names.
- The 1 calendar month before trial 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 the actual trial date. Rule 8.8(6) concerns the plaintiff’s list to the Court. It is distinct from serving attendance notices on witnesses and from the twenty-day list required of other parties.
- The required spacing for provide the Court with a list of witnesses’ names runs before the actual trial date. A forward move to an open day may reduce that spacing. Establish the actual completion method, applicable holiday rule and any direction instead of treating a closed endpoint as permission to act later.
The 1 calendar month before trial 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 the actual trial date. Rule 8.8(6) concerns the plaintiff’s list to the Court. It is distinct from serving attendance notices on witnesses and from the twenty-day list required of other parties.
The required spacing for provide the Court with a list of witnesses’ names runs before the actual trial date. A forward move to an open day may reduce that spacing. Establish the actual completion method, applicable holiday rule and any direction instead of treating a closed endpoint as permission to act later.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 8.8(6)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Rule 8.8(6) concerns the plaintiff’s list to the Court. It is distinct from serving attendance notices on witnesses and from the twenty-day list required of other parties. The unresolved completion facts are the actual trial date and the source-qualified route to provide the Court with a list of witnesses’ names.
The plaintiff in the trial establishes the actual trial date. Rule 8.8(6) concerns the plaintiff’s list to the Court. It is distinct from serving attendance notices on witnesses and from the twenty-day list required of other parties. 1 calendar month before trial. Provide the Court with a list of witnesses’ names. This source scenario does not calculate a final date.
The proposed boundary for provide the Court with a list of witnesses’ names meets a holiday or closed office. The required spacing for provide the Court with a list of witnesses’ names runs before the actual trial date. A forward move to an open day may reduce that spacing. Establish the actual completion method, applicable holiday rule and any direction instead of treating a closed endpoint as permission to act later. Establish the precise court witness list and applicable closure facts. No moved final date is supplied.
The party is a defendant or another non-plaintiff. Paragraph(7), rather than the plaintiff’s month branch, must be examined. Rule 8.8(6) concerns the plaintiff’s list to the Court. It is distinct from serving attendance notices on witnesses and from the twenty-day list required of other parties. Review Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 8.8(6) with the changed facts. 1 calendar month before trial cannot resolve this branch by itself.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual source branch
- Rule 8.8(6) concerns the plaintiff’s list to the Court. It is distinct from serving attendance notices on witnesses and from the twenty-day list required of other parties.
- Source interval and calendar
- The 1 calendar month before trial 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 the actual trial date. Rule 8.8(6) concerns the plaintiff’s list to the Court. It is distinct from serving attendance notices on witnesses and from the twenty-day list required of other parties.
- Actor and completion
- The plaintiff in the trial. Provide the Court with a list of witnesses’ names.
- Rule 8.8(6) concerns the plaintiff’s list to the Court. It is distinct from serving attendance notices on witnesses and from the twenty-day list required of other parties.
- The actor is the plaintiff in the trial. The event is the actual trial date. The boundary is court witness list. Rule 8.8(6) concerns the plaintiff’s list to the Court. It is distinct from serving attendance notices on witnesses and from the twenty-day list required of other parties.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must an Alberta plaintiff provide the Court’s witness list?
Does the plaintiff’s list go to each witness?
The stated recipient in rule 8.8(6) is the Court.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 8.8(6)Does the list serve as a witness attendance notice?
No. Form 40 service under paragraphs(1) to(4) is a separate procedure.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 8.8(6)Do defendants also use one month?
Paragraph(7) gives other parties a twenty-day requirement.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 8.8(6)What information does this provision require?
The names of witnesses the plaintiff intends to call at trial.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 8.8(6)Can a month be replaced by thirty days?
No. Calendar months follow rule 13.4 rather than a universal thirty-day conversion.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 8.8(6)Which trial date controls the list?
Establish the actual scheduled trial and any operative direction rather than an estimated future listing.
Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 8.8(6)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r 8.8(6) | 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 |