What issues and questions should be left before a jury?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Abdi v Bottomley, 2018 BCSC 2332 (CanLII):
In Maras v. Seemore Entertainment Ltd., 2014 BCSC 1121 Mr. Justice Abrioux set out the principles of what issues and questions ought to be left before a jury at para. 11:
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