This article will focus on the Foreign Money Claims Act [RSBC 1996] Chapter 155 and it will largely quote from the case law. Surprisingly, in over 25 years working in the legal profession, I have never had to reference the Foreign Money Claims Act “FMCA”. The FMCA applies when conversion of foreign currency becomes relevant. […]
Read more "Foreign Money Claims Act"Fast track litigation in BC was introduced by the Supreme Court Civil Rules in July of 2010. It combined former rules, Rules 66 and 68. The benefit of Rue 15-1 is to have matters expedited in the Court system for a cost far less than a typical trial. Rule 15-1 applies to matters that may […]
Read more "Fast Track Litigation"This article will go over an application in the ONSC to determine the Plaintiff’s assessment of costs post jury trial. The case is referenced as Brophy v. Harrison, 2019 ONSC 4377 (CanLII). The Defendant in this case played “hard ball” by refusing to make any offers during the litigation process, and in this case it […]
Read more "Defendant’s “hard-ball” strategy backfires"As a brief summary to this case, this decision is an excellent case to review. It relates to both past and future loss of housekeeping capacity. What is important is to pay attention to how the Court analyzed every segment of the claim based on the Plaintiff’s limitations, which improved over time, although not fully. […]
Read more "$80,000 for loss of housekeeping capacity"Let’s review a recent decision in which liability is in issue. As we know, the Court will rely on witness statements to assist with their finding of facts, which will in turn, assist with the determination of fault. In this article, we are going to pay attention to the Court’s comments in relation to the […]
Read more "Witnesses at Trial – Preparation"Under the legislation in B.C., the definition of “serious impairment” should be known by everyone who works in personal injury law. Here is the definition as noted in the Insurance (Vehicle) Act [R.S.B.C. 1996] Chapter 231, Part 7 – Minor Injuries: “serious impairment”, in relation to a claimant, means a physical or mental impairment that […]
Read more "Accommodations in the Workplace"This application to assess the Plaintiff’s Bill of Costs was not properly handled and it resulted in a message from the Court to the profession in how to proceed on these types of applications going forward. If you read enough published cases, you start to see what is expected in any matter before the Court, […]
Read more "Court’s message to the profession – assessment of costs"We are going to review a recent defence application referenced as Hendricks v. Xie, 2019 BCSC 1034 (CanLii) seeking an Order to have two actions tried at the same time, which did not succeed. We will summarize the arguments of both parties and take a look at the Court’s analysis and conclusion. Facts: Two MVAs […]
Read more "Consolidation – Actions to be tried at the same time"Today’s article will focus on a recent application referenced as Chapman-Fluker v. Gustavson, 2019 BCSC 1022 in which the Defendant seeks an Order for an extension of time in filing a Notice Requiring Trial by Jury. It was discovered quite late during the litigation process that a jury notice was inadvertently not filed. We will […]
Read more "Jury Notice – Seeking an Extension"Another unsuccessful attempt by defence in a recent decision referenced as Mladjo v. Eteridge, 2019 BCSC 950 to argue that the Plaintiff has failed to mitigate her damages. This is a defence tactic that we see in most cases, and one that should be considered in the management of your client’s case. Under the new […]
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