What is the test for striking a jury trial in a personal injury case?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lightfoot v. Hodgins et al., 2021 ONSC 1950 (CanLII):
In the recent case of Louis v. Poitras 2021 ONCA 49 [Louis], the Court of Appeal confirmed: “While a court should not interfere with the right to a jury trial in a civil case without just cause or compelling reasons, a judge considering a motion to strike a jury notice has broad discretion to determine the mode of trial.” [See para. 17].
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