What is the scope of jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal under section 31 of the Rules of Civil Procedure (BCCA 17) of the Criminal Code?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Jacques v. Muir, 2018 BCCA 174 (CanLII):

The discretion conferred by this provision was described by the Chief Justice as “a broad jurisdiction on the court to control its own process” in Semenoff Estate v. Semenoff, 2017 BCCA 17 at para. 31.

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