In an action conducted under the Fast Track Rules, can a plaintiff in her articling year pursue a more academic career?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Williams v Sekhon, 2019 BCSC 1511 (CanLII):
In Smith v. Fremlin, 2013 BCSC 800, in an action conducted under the Fast Track Rules, a 35-year-old plaintiff was 31 years old, and in her articling year, at the time of her accident. She had some neck and back pain that resolved. She continued to have shoulder pain and periodic headaches. The headaches impeded her ability to work an extended day. Furthermore, she was significantly restricted in her ability to use a keyboard and computer for more than a half hour before requiring a break. On account of the rigours associated with the practice of law, the plaintiff enrolled in a PhD program thinking that she would now pursue a more academic career.
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