Can a notice of fast track action in form 61 form 61 constitute a "fast track action"?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Musgrove v. Elliot, 2014 BCSC 40 (CanLII):

In Narain v. Gill, 2012 BCSC 1468, Meiklem J. said at para. 17: … the simple filing of a notice of fast track action in form 61 does not turn any action into a fast track action; rather, any party may file such notice "if this rule applies to an action." [my emphasis]. It is Rule 15-1(1) that defines when the rule applies …

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