Uhuegbulem v. Balbi

CourtCourt of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
JudgeMarion
Judgment Date26 May 2025
Citation2025 ABKB 318
Docket Number2401 05329
Date26 May 2025

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  • Kostic v. Thom
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • January 14, 2026
    ...self-represented for the Application and these are not appropriate circumstances to award her costs under 10.31(5): Uhuegbulem v Balbi, 2025 ABKB 318 at para 156. Further, Kostic did not obtain the form of order she sought, the positions of those that responded to the Application were not u......
  • Piikani Nation v. Raymond James Ltd.
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • September 9, 2026
    ...involved at times)[28]. This would engage ordinary cost principles for self-represented parties, as summarized in Uhuegbulem v Balbi, 2025 ABKB 318 para [156]   Historically, self-represented parties were presumptively disentitled to costs because they did not incur any legal fees......
  • NCR v. KKB
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • July 9, 2025
    ...party, costs awards promote settlement, sanction frivolous behaviour, and discourage inefficient litigation: Uhuegbulem v Balbi, 2025 ABKB 318 at para 156. [112] Awarding costs to self-represented litigants raises policy issues because self-represented litigants do not incur any legal fees,......
  • PR Construction Ltd v. Colony Management Inc
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • November 19, 2025
    ...on every issue, so the rule contemplates costs entitlement based on substantial success, objectively assessed: Uhuegbulem v Balbi, 2025 ABKB 318 at para 61; Mahe v Boulianne, 2010 ABCA 74 at para 6. Costs are not usually apportioned on a claim-by-claim basis, although there may be circumsta......
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  • Kostic v. Thom
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • January 14, 2026
    ...self-represented for the Application and these are not appropriate circumstances to award her costs under 10.31(5): Uhuegbulem v Balbi, 2025 ABKB 318 at para 156. Further, Kostic did not obtain the form of order she sought, the positions of those that responded to the Application were not u......
  • Piikani Nation v. Raymond James Ltd.
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • September 9, 2026
    ...involved at times)[28]. This would engage ordinary cost principles for self-represented parties, as summarized in Uhuegbulem v Balbi, 2025 ABKB 318 para [156]   Historically, self-represented parties were presumptively disentitled to costs because they did not incur any legal fees......
  • NCR v. KKB
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • July 9, 2025
    ...party, costs awards promote settlement, sanction frivolous behaviour, and discourage inefficient litigation: Uhuegbulem v Balbi, 2025 ABKB 318 at para 156. [112] Awarding costs to self-represented litigants raises policy issues because self-represented litigants do not incur any legal fees,......
  • PR Construction Ltd v. Colony Management Inc
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • November 19, 2025
    ...on every issue, so the rule contemplates costs entitlement based on substantial success, objectively assessed: Uhuegbulem v Balbi, 2025 ABKB 318 at para 61; Mahe v Boulianne, 2010 ABCA 74 at para 6. Costs are not usually apportioned on a claim-by-claim basis, although there may be circumsta......
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