Can an action be dismissed at any stage of the proceedings?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Dowe v. Hogaboam, 2019 BCPC 85 (CanLII):
This Court possesses jurisdiction to dismiss an action at any stage of the proceedings if the Notice of Claim: (i) is made without reasonable grounds; (ii) discloses no triable issue; or (iii) is frivolous or an abuse of the process of the court: Watch Lake North Green Lake Volunteer Fire Department Society v. Haskins et al. 2010 BCPC 114; [2010] BCJ No. 1215 @ paragraphs 8 – 9.
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