Can a consent order be set aside if there has been abuse of process?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Transportaction Lease Systems Inc. v. Cohen, 2008 BCPC 139 (CanLII):
Defendant’s counsel submitted the rules for setting aside a contract may also allow a court to set aside a consent order upon finding there has been an abuse of process (see Kwakseestahla v. Kwakseestahla [1998] B.CJ. No. 283 @ paragraph 10).
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