What is the default in a personal injury action?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Luy v Maple Leaf Projects Limited, 2019 BCSC 685 (CanLII):
In Louie v. Webber, 2013 BCSC 1763, the default was the plaintiff’s lack of readiness for trial on each of the five dates on which the defendants set the matter for trail. The defendants suffered some prejudice, but the plaintiff had an acknowledged claim for damages. She was given one last chance to put her case before the court.
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