Does the Court have jurisdiction to hear personal injury claims in personal injury cases?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Iser v. Canada (Attorney General), 2016 BCSC 1627 (CanLII):
In addition, it is axiomatic that the court’s inherent jurisdiction is only to be used “sparingly” and in “clear cases”; Lines v. W & D Logging Co. Ltd., 2009 BCCA 107 at para. 23; Fan v. Chana, 2011 BCCA 516 at para. 59; and Buchan at para. 30.
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