News & Announcements

Judicial Dispute Resolution Booking Procedures: Calgary & Edmonton Fall Term (September - December 2023)

Effective immediately, individuals attending remote hearings will no longer be required to complete and submit to the Court an Undertaking and Agreement for Non-lawyers. Instead, all persons attending a remote hearing via video will be required to certify that they have read and agree with the Court’s prohibition on recording, livestreaming or broadcasting by way of an “I agree” checkbox, prior to being admitted to a hearing.

Effective today, a pilot program will begin as part of the Court Case Management (CCM) system, which will introduce digital document delivery to the judiciary for previously booked half day civil specials in Calgary. This pilot program will enable lawyers to upload electronic materials directly to the Justice assigned to the matter, with the goal of streamlining the process and improving overall efficiency.

We are pleased to announce that, with the expansion of the King's Bench Family and Divorce Filing Digital Service to the judicial centres of Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Wetaskiwin, Peace River, St. Paul, Medicine Hat, and Drumheller to members of the Law Society of Alberta, the service is now available in every judicial centre in Alberta.

Effective immediately, in conjunction with the increase in the income eligibility cap for Court and Justice Services Family Mediation Service from $40,000 to $60,000, the Court of King’s Bench is increasing the income eligibility cap for referrals to Case Resolution Counsel from Family Docket Court from $70,000 to $90,000. For further details, please refer to full announcement.

Please be advised that the court has removed the Civil/Family/Commercial Triage Form and replaced it with two new scheduling forms that are to be emailed to the appropriate coordinator: Special Chambers Booking Form and Trial Booking Form. For further details, please refer to the full announcement.

All parties attending a bar admission ceremony are reminded that the Courts’ policies on the use of electronic and wireless devices in courtrooms continue to apply. The taking of photos and videos is prohibited without the permission of the presiding Justice.

Effective March 2, 2023, the Commercial Court Case Management application (CCM) will be releasing functionality. For further details, please refer to the full announcement.

A profile on The Honourable Justice Sherry Kachur, Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta.

The Court of King’s Bench is consolidating, clarifying and re-issuing its practice directives, in an effort to make them easier to find and understand. As part of this project, a number of directives contained in Notices to Profession and Public are being re-issued in the form of new Practice Notes. Court of King’s Bench General Practice Notes 1 – 4 will come into effect January 1, 2023.