C.C.S.M. c. C280
The Court of King's Bench Act
Table of Contents
| 1 | Interpretation | |
| 2 | Continuation of Court | |
| 3 | Name of Court | |
| 4 | Family Division | |
| 5 | Composition of Court | |
| (2) | Additional offices | |
| (3) | C.J.K.B., A.C.J.K.B. election | |
| (4) | Supernumerary election | |
| 6 | L.G. in C. may increase judges | |
| 7 | Oath or affirmation by Judges | |
| 8 | Powers of a judge | |
| 9 | Residence of Chief Justice | |
| (2) | Residence of judges | |
| (3) | Change in residence | |
| (4) | Judges away from Winnipeg | |
| 10 | Meetings of judges | |
| 10.1 | Conferences re administration of justice | |
| 11 | Definitions | |
| 11.1 | Appointment of masters | |
| (2) | Appointment from list of candidates | |
| 11.2 | Qualifications | |
| 11.3 | Masters appointment committee | |
| (2) | Composition of committee | |
| (3) | Appointment considerations | |
| (4) | Term of appointment | |
| (5) | Confidentiality | |
| 11.4 | Receiving applications for appointment | |
| (2) | Encouraging diverse pool of candidates | |
| (3) | Committee to meet to review applications | |
| (4) | Evaluation criteria | |
| (5) | Committee may conduct inquiries | |
| (6) | List of qualified candidates | |
| (7) | Ongoing list | |
| (8) | Review and revision of list | |
| 11.5 | Appointment committee to meet re appointment | |
| (2) | List of recommended candidates to minister | |
| (3) | Interviews and inquiries | |
| (4) | Certifying list with fewer than three candidates | |
| 11.6 | Appointing senior master | |
| (2) | Appointment from list of recommended candidates | |
| (3) | Appointment committee | |
| (4) | Direction re scope | |
| (5) | Committee duties | |
| (6) | Providing list of recommended candidates | |
| (7) | Certifying list with fewer than three candidates | |
| 11.7 | Duties of senior master | |
| 11.8 | Resignation as senior master | |
| 11.9 | Oath or affirmation | |
| 11.10 | Master to devote full time to duties | |
| (2) | No extra remuneration | |
| (3) | Expenses excepted | |
| (4) | Winding up practice, etc. | |
| 11.11 | Holding office during good behaviour | |
| 11.12 | Resignation | |
| 11.13 | Resigning master remains seized, etc. | |
| 11.14 | Residence of senior master | |
| (2) | Residence of masters | |
| (3) | Change in residence | |
| 11.15 | Jurisdiction of a master | |
| (2) | Provincial court judge a master | |
| 11.17 | Masters' compensation | |
| (2) | Senior master's compensation | |
| (3) | Judicial compensation report to masters | |
| 11.18 | Complaints | |
| (2) | Form of complaint | |
| (3) | Assistance to public | |
| (4) | Chief Justice may designate judge | |
| (5) | Notice to master | |
| 11.19 | Reassignment of master | |
| 11.20 | Investigation of other matters | |
| 11.21 | Powers of Chief Justice | |
| (2) | Complaints referred directly to board | |
| (3) | Notification of decision | |
| (4) | Referral to board by complainant | |
| 11.22 | Judicial Inquiry Board | |
| (2) | Applicable provisions | |
| 11.23 | Preliminary investigation | |
| (2) | Applicable provisions | |
| (3) | Decision of board | |
| (3.1) | Notice | |
| (3.2) | Board's decision final | |
| (4) | Charge laid before council | |
| (5) | Applicable provisions | |
| 11.24 | Establishment of council | |
| (2) | Composition | |
| (3) | Ineligible persons | |
| (4) | Member continues | |
| (5) | Term of office | |
| (6) | Appointment of successor | |
| (7) | Judicial member to be chairperson | |
| (9) | Quorum | |
| (10) | Applicable provisions | |
| 11.25 | Adjudication by council | |
| (2) | Convening council | |
| (3) | Applicable provisions | |
| 11.26 | Appeal to Court of Appeal | |
| (2) | Applicable provisions | |
| 11.27 | Suspension of senior master during investigation | |
| (2) | Appeal of suspension | |
| (3) | Suspension of senior master after hearing | |
| (4) | Revocation of appointment as senior master | |
| 11.28 | Administrator | |
| (2) | Administrator also for Judicial Council | |
| 11.29 | Information to public | |
| 11.30 | Annual report by Chief Justice, board and council | |
| 11.31 | Giving notice | |
| 12 | Appointment of registrars | |
| (2) | Powers and duties of registrars | |
| (3) | Powers of deputy registrar | |
| 13 | Assessment officer and official examiner | |
| (2) | Additional officers and examiners | |
| (3) | Powers and duties | |
| 14 | General powers | |
| 15 | Exemption from liability | |
| 16 | Sheriffs, peace officers, etc. | |
| 17 | Establishment of centres | |
| (2) | Designation of court services | |
| 18 | Transfer on Change of Centre | |
| (2) | Deemed transfer | |
| (3) | Transfer of documents on change | |
| 19 | Minister of Justice supervises | |
| 20 | Court staff under Chief Justice | |
| (2) | Court staff under presiding judge | |
| (3) | Stand-by court staff | |
| 21 | Court offices open to public | |
| 22 | The court seal | |
| (2) | Seal on documents issued | |
| (3) | Effect of the seal | |
| 23 | Prisons of the court | |
| 24 | Duties of the Chief Justice | |
| (2) | Duties of Associate Chief Justices | |
| 25 | Absence of Chief Justice | |
| 26 | Additional judges, family division | |
| 27 | Duties of family division judges | |
| (2) | Assignment to other duties | |
| 28 | Sittings outside judicial centres | |
| (2) | Judge may change place of hearing | |
| (3) | Judge not available at hearing | |
| 29 | One judge to preside at a hearing | |
| 30 | Persona designata abolished | |
| 31 | Post-retirement or resignation | |
| (2) | Motion for rehearing | |
| (3) | Costs of hearing and rehearing order | |
| 32 | Jurisdiction of court | |
| 33 | Application of laws of England | |
| (2) | Evidence, practice and procedure | |
| (3) | Rules of law and equity | |
| (4) | Rules of equity to prevail | |
| 34 | Declaratory orders | |
| 35 | Relief against penalties | |
| 36 | Damages | |
| 37 | Vesting orders | |
| (2) | Execution by order of the court | |
| 38 | Stay of proceedings | |
| 39 | Relief against acceleration | |
| (2) | Subsection (1) overrides agreement | |
| (3) | Fresh default | |
| 40 | Laws of Assiniboia | |
| 41 | Definitions | |
| 42 | Territorial jurisdiction | |
| 43 | Exclusive jurisdiction | |
| (1.1) | Exception | |
| (2) | Concurrent jurisdiction | |
| 44 | No duplication of proceedings | |
| 45 | Transitional | |
| 46 | Clause 42(a) area to family division | |
| (2) | Clause 42(b) area to family division | |
| (3) | Clause 42(b) area to provincial court | |
| 47 | Referral to designated mediator | |
| (2) | Action by designated mediator | |
| 48 | Mediation by designated mediator | |
| (2) | Mediation by private practising mediator | |
| (3) | Exception | |
| 49 | Court may direct evaluation | |
| (2) | Factors | |
| (3) | Apportioning cost | |
| (4) | Person appointed | |
| (5) | Report | |
| (6) | Inference from refusal | |
| 50 | Evaluator may be witness | |
| 51 | No limitation on recovery of support | |
| 52 | Death of judgment debtor | |
| 53 | Death of support recipient | |
| 54 | Cancellation of support payments | |
| 55 | Injunctions and receivers | |
| (2) | Terms on injunction or appointment | |
| 56 | No injunction re personal services | |
| (2) | No contempt re personal services | |
| 57 | No injunction re freedom of speech | |
| (2) | "Exercise right to freedom of speech" | |
| (3) | Exceptions | |
| (4) | "Public thoroughfare" | |
| 58 | Pending litigation order | |
| (2) | Registration in Land Titles Office | |
| (3) | Exception | |
| (4) | Liability where no reasonable claim | |
| (5) | Recovery of damages | |
| (6) | Pending litigation order discharge | |
| 59 | Recovery of personal property | |
| (2) | Damages if order set aside | |
| (3) | Recovery of damages | |
| (4) | Forcible entry of dwelling by sheriff | |
| (5) | Search of person and premises by sheriff | |
| (6) | Property not recoverable | |
| 60 | Attachment before judgment | |
| (2) | Attachment of personal property | |
| (3) | Attachment of land | |
| (4) | Discharge of attaching order | |
| 61 | Garnishment before judgment | |
| 62 | Liability if no judgment obtained | |
| (2) | Recovery of damages | |
| 63 | "Health care practitioner" | |
| (2) | Physical or mental examination | |
| (3) | No examination without grounds | |
| (4) | Further examinations | |
| (5) | Examiner may ask questions | |
| (6) | Examination of a child | |
| 64 | Actions tried with a jury | |
| (2) | Actions tried without jury | |
| (3) | Verdicts or questions | |
| (4) | Malicious prosecution | |
| 65 | Set-off by defendant | |
| (2) | Mutual debts of different nature | |
| (3) | Judgment for defendant | |
| 66 | Agreement re third party claim | |
| 67 | Security | |
| 68 | Personal representative accounting | |
| (2) | Co-tenant accounting | |
| 69 | Proceedings in wrong forum | |
| (2) | Transfer of errant proceeding | |
| 70 | Commission evidence | |
| 71 | Service of process on Sunday | |
| 72 | Bond and recognizance enforcement | |
| (2) | Enforcement of fines for contempt | |
| 72.1 | Foreign money obligations | |
| (2) | If manner of conversion provided in obligation | |
| (3) | Statement of obligation in Canadian currency | |
| (4) | Amount in Canadian currency | |
| (5) | Orders and proceedings that are exempt | |
| 73 | Order restraining vexatious litigant | |
| (2) | Obtaining order | |
| 74 | Application for leave to proceed | |
| (2) | Leave to proceed or rescission | |
| (4) | No appeal | |
| 75 | Abuse of process | |
| 76 | Hearings open to public | |
| (2) | Exception | |
| (3) | Disclosure of what transpires | |
| 77 | Sealing confidential documents | |
| (2) | Documents public | |
| (3) | Copies | |
| 78 | Definitions | |
| 79 | Publication of quarterly rate | |
| (2) | Initial quarterly interest rate for prejudgment interest | |
| 80 | Prejudgment interest | |
| (2) | Prejudgment interest, specials | |
| (3) | Non-pecuniary damages | |
| (4) | Relevant circumstances | |
| 81 | Discretion of the court | |
| (2) | Factors under subsection (1) | |
| 82 | No interest to be awarded | |
| 83 | Discount for future damages | |
| (2) | 3% discount | |
| (3) | Limitation | |
| 84 | Postjudgment interest | |
| (2) | Interest on periodic payments | |
| (3) | Orders originating outside Manitoba | |
| (4) | Costs assessed without order | |
| (5) | Postjudgment interest not available | |
| (6) | Postjudgment interest agreement | |
| 85 | Pleadings | |
| 86 | King's Bench Small Claims Act | |
| 87 | Enforcement of order | |
| 88 | Transitional | |
| (2) | No interest prior to Sept. 10,1986 | |
| 88.1 | Definitions | |
| 88.2 | Order for periodic payments | |
| 88.3 | Content of judgment | |
| 88.4 | Security required | |
| (2) | Security to be satisfactory to court | |
| (3) | Effect of posting security | |
| (4) | Effect of not posting security | |
| 88.5 | Effect of death | |
| 88.6 | Commutation to lump sum prohibited | |
| 88.7 | Limitation on garnishment, etc. | |
| 88.8 | Assignment of periodic payments | |
| 88.9 | Transitional | |
| 89 | Appeals to Court of Appeal | |
| 90 | Consent order, costs not appealable | |
| (2) | Costs against lawyer appealable | |
| 91 | Rules committee | |
| (2) | Presiding member | |
| (3) | Quorum | |
| 92 | Rule-making powers | |
| 93 | No rules to conflict with an Act | |
| (2) | Rules are regulations | |
| 94 | Multiplicity of proceedings | |
| 95 | Joint liability not affected | |
| 96 | Costs | |
| (2) | Costs where counsel an employee | |
| 97 | Acting under court order | |
| 98 | Extension of time for translation | |
| 99 | Crown bound | |
| 99.1 | Annual report | |
| (2) | Information to be included in annual report | |
| (3) | Annual report submitted to minister by Chief Justice | |
| (4) | Annual report made available to the public | |
| (5) | Regulations | |
| 100 | Application to all proceedings | |
| (2) | Exception | |
| 101 | References to former terminology | |
| 102 | Statutes repealed | |
| 103 | Reference in C.C.S.M. | |
| 104 | Coming into force |
