In response to the health concerns from Covid 19, the BC Supreme Court cancelled all jury trials up to and including September 7, 2020. What this means is that if a jury trial is scheduled to take place during this time period, then the trial will be adjourned and rescheduled to a new date. …
This case explains how to apply to strike a jury notice in a motor vehicle case. The claimant applied to strike the jury due to complex medical causation issues. He argued that somatic symptom disorder, SSD, was far too difficult for a jury to understand.(Lee v. Averbach, 2019 BCSC 1280). The court disagreed and did…
The Court of Appeal has effectively eliminated the ability to strike a jury on the grounds of complexity, length and multiple conflicting medical opinion (Rados v. Pannu,2015 BCCA 459). The claimant was injured in a car accident and applied unsuccessfully to strike a Jury Notice filed by the defendants insurance company for a complicated 2…