Does the late discoveryability of a complaint under s. 22 of the B.C. Code of Civil Procedure prevent the running of the time limit in s.22 of the Motor Vehicle Accident Complaint Act?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from McPherson v. Lordco Parts, 2011 BCHRT 139 (CanLII):
There is nothing in the Code which postpones the running of the six-month time limit in s. 22, on the basis of the late “discoverability” of a complaint: ICBC v. Yuan and BCHRT 2088, B.S.C.C. 1703.
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