Publications
Interspousal Tort Immunity, Final Report 33
This report addresses the issue of whether inter-spousal tort immunity should be abolished. It addresses the present state of the law in Alberta, other common law provinces of Canada, and other Commonwealth countries. It assesses arguments for retaining interspousal tort immunity, and looks particularly at the reasons for domestic harmony, collusion, indirect benefit from own wrongful conduct, and subrogation. This report concludes that there is no merit in placing any restriction upon the type of […]
| TAGS | damages, immunity, inter-spousal, interspousal, liability, negligence, tort |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr033.pdf |
| ENACTMENT |
Gratuitous Passengers and Interspousal Tort Immunity Statutes Amendment Act, SA 1990, c 22, s 2 amending the Married Women’s Act (now RSA 2000, c M-6, s 2(3)) and s 3 amending the Contributory Negligence Act (now RSA 2000, c C-27). |
April 3, 1979
Guest Passenger Legislation, Final Report 32
Neither the common law nor statute law has taken a consistent approach to the guest or gratuitous passenger. This report presents arguments in favour of the guest passenger legislation and arguments in favour of repealing the guest passenger legislation. The report notes that today a large number of guest passengers do not get “something for nothing” and that the probability of reciprocal benefit makes it fair to impose liability on the driver for his or […]
| TAGS | accident, damages, guest passenger, injury, liability, motor vehicle, negligence |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr032.pdf |
| ENACTMENT |
Proclamation 5 July 1979 of previously enacted The Alberta Insurance Amendment Act, 1977, SA 1977, c 76, s 6 (now Insurance Act, RSA 2000, c I-3, s 310) (This is not the principal recommendation of the Report). Gratuitous Passengers and Interspousal Tort Immunity Statutes Amendment Act, SA 1990, c 22, s 1 amending the Highway Traffic Act (now RSA 2000, c H-8). |
April 2, 1979
The Contributory Negligence Act and the Tortfeasors Act
| AREA OF LAW | Procedure |
| TAGS | contributory, suit, sue, damages, liability, negligence, tort |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | urp-74_5-Cont-Negligence-Tortfeasors_Klar.pdf |
January 2, 1974
Compensation for Victims of Crime, Final Report 1
This report debates the merits of adding a provision in Alberta that would provide compensation to persons who suffer injury as the result of the criminal acts of others. Among other things, this report considers the nature, extent and administration of a scheme for Alberta, as well as the cost of such a scheme, and makes several recommendations regarding its practical implementation. The ALRI report proposes that, the Legislature of Alberta should create a system […]
| TAGS | compensation, crime, damages, dependant, injury, loss, offence, victim, violent |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr001.pdf |
| ENACTMENT |
Perpetuities Act, SA 1972, c 131 (now RSA 2000, c P-5). |
December 1, 1968