What is the test for determining whether a plaintiff’s delay in seeking counselling was unreasonable?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Dosangh v Xie, 2017 BCSC 1937 (CanLII):

The onus is on the defendants to prove not only that the plaintiff’s delay in initiating counselling was unreasonable in the circumstances, but that her damages would have been reduced: Chiu v. Chiu, 2002 BCCA 618.

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