Stuart Financial Corporation v Kiehlbauch

Decided: 2026-10-01. Docket: 2601-0169AC. Citation: 2026 ABCA 311 (CanLII). Procedure — Appeals — Extension of time — Rule 14.8, Alberta Rules of Court — Whether the applicant established an explanation for failure to appeal in time that excuses or justifies the lateness — Filing fee not paid, fee waiver not completed, materials submitted incorrectly and rejected — Self-represented litigant required to know the rules — Application denied | Procedure — Appeals — Merits screening — Reasonable chance of success — Whether the appeal is prima facie meritorious or not frivolous — Alberta Treasury Branches v Conserve Oil 1st Corporation, RD v LT — No legal error identified and no chance of success on proposed grounds — Inappropriate to permit appeal to proceed — Application dismissed | Procedure