R v Ahmed
| Jurisdiction | Alberta |
| Court | Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada) |
| Judge | John T. Henderson |
| Citation | 2019 ABQB 13 |
| Docket Number | 180631343S1 |
| Date | 11 January 2019 |
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9 practice notes
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Alberta (Director of Child, Youth and Family Enhancement) v DCR
...v Sykes, 2011 ABCA 191, Ritter JA at para 9; Geophysical Service Incorporated v EnCana Corporation, 2017 ABCA 125 at para 75; R v Ahmed, 2019 ABQB 13, Henderson J at para IV. What background issues must be considered? [26] Before turning to the issues arising from the application Judge’s de......
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Distracted Driving and the Traffic Safety Act.
...considered the distracted driving provisions relating to mobile devices in Alberta's Traffic Safety Act. Case Commented On: R v Ahmed, 2019 ABQB 13 Alberta added distracted driving offences to the Traffic Safety Act, RSA 2000 c T-6 in 2011, and two of these provisions are the subject of thi......
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Case Summary: R v Ahmed
...cell and smart phones in the definition of hand held electronic and wireless electronic devices in the Traffic Safety Act. R v Ahmed, 2019 ABQB 13, per Henderson, J. FACTS AND ISSUES: The Respondent Ahmed, was holding a cell phone in his hand while operating a motor vehicle. He would al......
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Defence + Indemnity - February 2019: Case Summary: R v Ahmed
...cell and smart phones in the definition of “hand held electronic” and “wireless electronic” devices in the Traffic Safety Act. R v Ahmed, 2019 ABQB 13, per Henderson, J. FACTS AND ISSUES: The Respondent Ahmed, was holding a cell phone in his hand while operating a motor vehicle. He would al......
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5 cases
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Alberta (Director of Child, Youth and Family Enhancement) v DCR
...v Sykes, 2011 ABCA 191, Ritter JA at para 9; Geophysical Service Incorporated v EnCana Corporation, 2017 ABCA 125 at para 75; R v Ahmed, 2019 ABQB 13, Henderson J at para IV. What background issues must be considered? [26] Before turning to the issues arising from the application Judge’s de......
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LUKIC v. R.
...requiring continued observation of the driver for that period of time if the prohibition is to be effective. [58] Similarly, in R v Ahmed, 2019 ABQB 13, 84 Alta LR (6th) 187, Henderson J. identified the purpose of Alberta’s distracted driving provisions. At paras. 44 to 46, Henderson J. 44 ......
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R v Gagne
...of Alberta’s distracted driving laws were recently canvassed by Justice Henderson of the Court of Queen’s Bench in the case of R v Ahmed, 2019 ABQB 13 (Ahmed). Justice Henderson writes that, generally speaking, the Traffic Safety Act exists to: “provide protection for and to enhance the saf......
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R v Smith
...are aimed at reducing personal injury and property damage caused by distracted drivers, including the use of a cell phone (see R v Ahmed, 2019 ABQB 13 [Ahmed] at para 46). Justice Henderson found in Ahmed at para 47 that the distracted driving legislation was intended to be “comprehen......
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2 firm's commentaries
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Case Summary: R v Ahmed
...cell and smart phones in the definition of hand held electronic and wireless electronic devices in the Traffic Safety Act. R v Ahmed, 2019 ABQB 13, per Henderson, J. FACTS AND ISSUES: The Respondent Ahmed, was holding a cell phone in his hand while operating a motor vehicle. He would al......
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Defence + Indemnity - February 2019: Case Summary: R v Ahmed
...cell and smart phones in the definition of “hand held electronic” and “wireless electronic” devices in the Traffic Safety Act. R v Ahmed, 2019 ABQB 13, per Henderson, J. FACTS AND ISSUES: The Respondent Ahmed, was holding a cell phone in his hand while operating a motor vehicle. He would al......
1 books & journal articles
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Distracted Driving and the Traffic Safety Act.
...considered the distracted driving provisions relating to mobile devices in Alberta's Traffic Safety Act. Case Commented On: R v Ahmed, 2019 ABQB 13 Alberta added distracted driving offences to the Traffic Safety Act, RSA 2000 c T-6 in 2011, and two of these provisions are the subject of thi......
