Does a notice requiring trial by jury have a presumptive right to that mode?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Dorus v. Teck Corporation, 2008 BCSC 1112 (CanLII):
A party who issues a notice requiring trial by jury has a presumptive right to that mode of trial, and ought not to be deprived of that right except for cogent reasons: see Siple v. Davis, 2000 BCSC 298.
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