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February 11, 2015 – Effective September 1, 2014 The Alberta Rules Of Court Amendment Regulation (AR 41/2014) brought into force the new Alberta Court of Appeal rules (the “New Rules”), which form Part 14 of the Alberta Rules of Court. The New Rules are based on the presumption that the underlying trial procedure in the Rules of Court will...

February 11, 2015 – The driver of the insured vehicle was involved in an accident after leaving a worksite. The insured had two passengers/coworkers with him who were injured as a result of the accident. In separate rulings for each of the passengers, the Appeals Commission determined that both passengers sustained injuries that arose out of and occurred during...

February 11, 2015 – In Harding v Hudsons Canadian Hospitality Ltd, 2015 ABQB 38, CBM Lawyers successfully defended an Edmonton bar in a claim for injuries arising from a patron-patron assault. The claim was dismissed following a summary judgment application on the grounds that the Plaintiff had failed to provide any evidence that the bar breached the standard of...

January 13, 2015 – In a very recent decision – Elias v. Koochek – the Court addressed the issue whether the insurer of a renter of a vehicle who is not named as a defendant in the main action, but has been brought into the action as a third party, has priority over the insurer of the owner of the...