What is the onus on a party seeking to strike a jury notice in a civil case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sigalet v Cedrone Law Corporation, 2017 BCSC 1458 (CanLII):
This onus is not easily met; in Bartram, N. Smith J. reaffirmed the plaintiff’s presumptive right to a civil jury trial and the onus on a party seeking to strike a jury notice that is “not easily satisfied”, citing MacPherson v. Czaban, 2002 BCCA 518 at para. 17.
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