What is the test to meet to have a petition converted into an action?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Blackmore Management Inc. v Carmanah Management Corporation, 2021 BCSC 1379 (CanLII):
In Kerfoot v. Richter, 2018 BCCA 238, Madam Justice Fisher confirmed that the test to meet to have a petition converted into an action is similar to the one applied on applications for summary judgment. At paragraph 27, Justice Fisher explained:
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