Request for Particulars (AB)

Summary

This precedent is a standard request for particulars that can be used to request further details about the opposing party's pleadings, pursuant to r. 3.61(1) of the Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg. 124/2010 ("Rules"). This precedent includes drafting notes, optional clauses, and practical guidance. Rules 13.6 to 13.7 require pleadings to contain: • any relevant facts on which a party relies; • any matter that defeats or raises a defence to a claim of another party; • any remedy claimed; and • a statement of any matter on which a party intends to rely that may take another party by surprise, including: ○ breach of trust; ○ fraud; ○ duress; ○ defamation; ○ estoppel; ○ illegality or invalidity of a contract, including grounds; ○ malice or ill will; ○ misrepresentation; ○ payment; ○ performance; ○ release; ○ undue influence; ○ voluntary assumption of risk; ○ waiver; ○ lack of capacity or authority; ○ wilful default; ○ tender of payment; ○ a limitation period; ○ a provision of an ...