Alberta Law Quarterly

Quarterly insights on Alberta’s evolving legal landscape Alberta’s courts continued their systematic procedural overhaul in the second quarter of 2026. The dominant theme this quarter is procedural readiness before court access. Across civil chambers, family proceedings, and criminal trial scheduling, the Court of King’s Bench is placing greater emphasis on early compliance, digital submission, structured preconditions, and clear confirmation of procedural rights. These updat

Quarterly insights on Alberta’s evolving legal landscape Alberta’s courts are entering a new phase: one in which delay is increasingly treated not as an inevitable feature of litigation, but as a problem to be actively managed. Across family law, civil actions, and surrogate matters, the same message is emerging: parties must prepare earlier, engage in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) sooner, and advance their files within clearer, more disciplined court mandated timelin