court may direct a pre-trial conference to occur, either upon the application of any party or upon the Court's own motion. 2. CASE MANAGEMENT (Civil Practice Note 1 – August 18, 2005) 1) The parties apply for s.2 1) Case management judge can s.13 the appointment of a case encourage mediation (but cannot management judge for an order unless the parties consent). action: i) To be tried by jury 2) Case management can s.12, ii) That appears to be very make any order which he/she s.14, Alberta long trial action (i.e. likely to believes will likely promote the s.21 Rules of require more than 25 trial efficient resolution of the action. Court days), or For example, a case management iii) Wherein case judge may: order steps to be management has been taken, establish a case timetable, ordered by a court. and convene a case management conference at any time. 3) For very long trial actions (or s.40, any other actions if the case s.41 management judge thinks it is appropriate), the management judge shall convene: i) A scheduling conference = s.42 Addressing efficient resolution of the action and establishing a case timetable, and ii) A duration conference = s.46 Determining the number of trial days required. 2) For any action, any s.3 may apply for, or a judge on his/her own initiative may recommend to the Chief Justice, case management where it would promote the efficient resolution of an action. 3. CIVIL MEDIATION PROGRAM (Civil Practice Note 11 Sept./2004) –
court may direct a pre-trial conference to occur, either upon the application of any party or upon the Court's own motion. 2. CASE MANAGEMENT (Civil Practice Note 1 – August 18, 2005) 1) The parties apply for the appointment of a case management judge for an action: s.2 1) Case management judge can encourage mediation (but cannot order unless the parties consent). s.13 i) To be tried by jury ii) That appears to be very long trial action (i.e. likely to require more than 25 trial days), or iii) Wherein case management has been ordered by a court. Alberta Rules of Court 2) Case management can make any order which he/she believes will likely promote the efficient resolution of the action. For example, a case management judge may: order steps to be taken, establish a case timetable, and convene a case management conference at any time. s.12, s.14, s.21 3) For very long trial actions (or any other actions if the case management judge thinks it is appropriate), the management judge shall convene: s.40, s.41 i) A scheduling conference = Addressing efficient resolution of the action and establishing a case timetable, and s.42 ii) A duration conference = Determining the number of trial days required. s.46 2) For any action, any may apply for, or a judge on his/her own initiative may recommend to the Chief Justice, case management where it would promote the efficient resolution of an action. s.3 3. CIVIL MEDIATION PROGRAM (Civil Practice Note 11 – Sept./2004)