R v Ahmed,
| Judge | John T. Henderson |
| Citation | 2019 ABQB 13 |
| Date | 11 January 2019 |
| Court | Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada) |
| Docket Number | 180631343S1 |
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8 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.,
...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 It is apparent from the extensive provisions of the Traffic Safety Act [RSA 2000, c T-6] and the......
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R v Smith, 2022 ABPC 266
...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 “co......
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R v Gagne,
...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 sa......
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2 firm's commentaries
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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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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......