Can a claim be summarily dismissed in advance of trial?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Rastad Construction Ltd. v. BC Transportation Financing Authority, 2021 BCPC 121 (CanLII):
A claim may be summarily dismissed in advance of the trial if the judge is of the opinion that it is without reasonable grounds, discloses no triable issue, or is frivolous or an abuse of the court’s process – Rule 7(14)(i): Lura v. Jazz Forest Products (2004) 2014 BCPC 14 at para 7.
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