Civil lawyer launches campaign for more court masters

An Edmonton lawyer is calling on the province to hire additional masters in chambers to help tackle delays in civil court.
Masters in chambers are appointed by the province to work in the Court of Queen’s Bench, and deal mainly with civil law matters. Although they are able to complete some of the same actions as a judge, they can’t hear live witness evidence.
But masters are the “front line” for the court, and do a massive amount of procedural work that prepares cases fo