Affidavit (Challenge Court Jurisdiction) (AB)

Summary

This precedent is a standard Affidavit under the r. 13.19 of the Alberta Rules of Court, Alta. Reg. 124/2010 ("Rules"), in support of an application for an order to strike and set aside pleadings under the r. 3.68(1)-(2)(a) of the Rules, on grounds that the Alberta courts lack jurisdiction. This precedent has been prepared in accordance with General Affidavit (Form 49) (AB) of the Rules, and includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate clauses. Evidence on applications is typically presented by affidavit. Under the rr. 13.18-13.26 of the Rules, an affidavit must: (a) be in Form 49; (b) state, on the front page, the full name of the person swearing the affidavit and the date the affidavit is sworn; (c) state the place of residence of the person swearing the affidavit; (d) be written in the first person; (e) be divided into consecutively numbered paragraphs, with dates and numbers expressed in numerals unless words or a combination of words and numerals makes the meaning ...