Protection Against Domestic Abuse, Final Report 74

This Report has two primary aims. The first goal is to facilitate the ability of abused individuals to obtain and enforce orders to protect them from their abusers. The process presently in place requires a Court of Queen's Bench appearance, usually requires lawyers, and can be expensive. The report favours granting with the Provincial Court with the power to issue protection orders. This will lower the cost and expand the geographic accessibility of these orders. [...]

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Last Clear Chance Rule, Final Report 75

This report recommends that the Contributory Negligence Act (CNA) be amended to abolish the common-law rule known as the "last clear chance" rule. The "last clear chance" rule applied where both the contributory negligence of a plaintiff and the fault of a defendant caused loss to the plaintiff and where one of the them had a "last clear chance" to avoid the effect of the other's fault and failed to do so. If the defendant was the [...]

By |2021-09-24T09:58:56-06:00August 29th, 1997|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Police Record Checks

A police record check is a search of police databases to determine if they contain any entries (information) relating to an individual. Many employers, volunteer organizations and others use police record checks as a screening tool. That is, they use police record checks to assess applicants’ suitability for opportunities. Determining what information should be disclosed in the results of a police record check involves balancing public safety interests with an applicant’s privacy and human rights. [...]

By |2021-08-23T13:03:44-06:00May 28th, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Competence and Communication in the Alberta Evidence Act, Report 27

On occasion, a court must determine whether a proposed witness is competent to give evidence. The question arises with child witnesses and may also arise for adults with cognitive impairment. Alberta legislation about competence has not kept pace with modern knowledge about children’s abilities, and fails to address adults with cognitive impairment. It also has a gap affecting witnesses who use alternative means of communication. This Report for Discussion contains preliminary recommendations for updating Alberta [...]

By |2023-01-27T11:02:10-07:00August 1st, 2015|Project|0 Comments
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Judicature Act, Section 24, Final Report 13

This report examines section 24 of the Judicature Act, RSA 1970, c 193 and makes recommendations with regard to it. The section provides that certain actions shall not be brought or maintained unless permission has first been given by the lieutenant-governor-in-council. The history of section 24 is examined, including its legal effects, and practice relating to this section. The special protection which section 24(1) gives to Ministers of the Crown is not justified, and unless [...]

By |2020-06-01T13:35:21-06:00August 1st, 1974|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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