What is the effect of default judgment on a notice of civil claim?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from C.M.A. v Blais, 2022 BCSC 214 (CanLII):

Where a default judgment is obtained, the defendant is deemed to have admitted the allegations of fact contained in the notice of civil claim; however, the plaintiff still bears the burden of proving on a balance of probabilities that the damages suffered were the result of the assault: Wearne v. Rosbergen, 2019 BCSC 1783 at paras. 6–7.

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