What factors are considered in determining whether to proceed with an application for summary judgment?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kazemi v 1004633 B.C. Ltd., 2021 BCSC 1638 (CanLII):
To this list has been added other factors including the cost of the litigation and the time of the summary trial, whether credibility is a critical factor in the determination of the dispute, whether the summary trial may create an unnecessary complexity in the resolution of the dispute, and whether the application would result in litigating in slices: Dahl v. Royal Bank, 2005 BCSC 1263(B.C. S.C.) at para. 12, upheld on appeal at 2006 BCCA 369(B.C. C.A.).
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