Does a Notice of Intention to Proceed constitute a step in the litigation process?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Momi v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, 2016 BCSC 2025 (CanLII):

A Notice of Intention to Proceed is not regarded as a step in the litigation process because it does not advance the action toward trial: Ellis v. Wiebe, 2011 BCSC 683 at para. 12.

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