Does the term “step” mean “formal steps”?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Easton v. Cooper, 2010 BCSC 1079 (CanLII):
Recently in Motz v. McKean, 2009 BCSC 1133, in another case concerning the Land Title Act, the court again decided that “steps” meant “formal steps”. While “formal steps” were not strictly limited to filings made in the registry, they did not include exchanges of correspondence and various communications between counsel.
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