Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta Health Services, 2021 ABCA 67
| Jurisdiction | Alberta |
| Judge | The Honourable Mr. Justice Brian O’Ferrall,The Honourable Madam Justice Frederica Schutz,The Honourable Madam Justice Jo'Anne Strekaf |
| Docket Number | 2003-0036-AC 2003-0038-AC |
| Citation | 2021 ABCA 67 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Alberta) |
| Date | 22 February 2021 |
Get this document and AI-powered insights with a free trial of vLex and Vincent AI
Get Started for FreeUnlock full access with a free 7-day trial
Transform your legal research with vLex
-
Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform
-
Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues
-
Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options
-
Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions
-
Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms
-
Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations
Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial
Transform your legal research with vLex
-
Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform
-
Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues
-
Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options
-
Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions
-
Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms
-
Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations
Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial
Transform your legal research with vLex
-
Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform
-
Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues
-
Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options
-
Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions
-
Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms
-
Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations
Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial
Transform your legal research with vLex
-
Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform
-
Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues
-
Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options
-
Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions
-
Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms
-
Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations
Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial
Transform your legal research with vLex
-
Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform
-
Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues
-
Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options
-
Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions
-
Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms
-
Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations
Start Your 7-day Trial
11 practice notes
-
LY v RY
...on a party's ability to pay. Impecuniosity is not a basis to refuse costs: Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v. Alberta Health Services, 2021 ABCA 67 at para. 49; Anderson v Canada Safeway Limited, 2005 ABCA 3 at para 3. However, it has been held that a party's ability to pay costs is a re......
-
Award Of No Costs A Cautionary Tale For Defendants Of Class Actions
...recent decision of Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta Health Services, 2021 ABCA 67, the Alberta Court of Appeal put to bed a class action that spent over 15 years in various levels of court, in confirming that the Plaintiffs did not have to pay any costs to the Province of Albert......
-
Zawawi v Naim
...costs… 13 Further, costs are not to punish, penalize or benefit a party: Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta Health Services, 2021 ABCA 67 at para 50. Rather they are intended to provide some indemnification for legal fees and to encourage settlement and litigation 14 In fashioning......
-
Gateway Bible Baptist Church et al. v. Manitoba et al.
...on costs and leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada was denied (see Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v. Alberta Health Services, 2021 ABCA 67). [24] The jurisprudence discussed above clearly suggests that the public interest nature of a case may be re......
Get Started for Free
10 cases
-
LY v RY,
...on a party's ability to pay. Impecuniosity is not a basis to refuse costs: Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v. Alberta Health Services, 2021 ABCA 67 at para. 49; Anderson v Canada Safeway Limited, 2005 ABCA 3 at para 3. However, it has been held that a party's ability to pay costs is a re......
-
Zawawi v Naim,
...costs… 13 Further, costs are not to punish, penalize or benefit a party: Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta Health Services, 2021 ABCA 67 at para 50. Rather they are intended to provide some indemnification for legal fees and to encourage settlement and litigation 14 In fashioning......
-
Gateway Bible Baptist Church et al. v. Manitoba et al.,
...on costs and leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada was denied (see Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v. Alberta Health Services, 2021 ABCA 67). [24] The jurisprudence discussed above clearly suggests that the public interest nature of a case may be re......
-
Lutz v Lutz,
...Pharand Ski Corporation v Alberta (1991), 81 Alta LR (2d) 304 at 398; and Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta Health Services, 2021 ABCA 67 at para D. Analysis [9] I will begin by considering ......
Get Started for Free
1 firm's commentaries
-
Award Of No Costs A Cautionary Tale For Defendants Of Class Actions
...recent decision of Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta Health Services, 2021 ABCA 67, the Alberta Court of Appeal put to bed a class action that spent over 15 years in various levels of court, in confirming that the Plaintiffs did not have to pay any costs to the Province of Albert......