Can a proceeding be transferred to another registry?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from LeRoy v Timberwest Forest Corp., 2018 BCSC 69 (CanLII):

The court may order a proceeding be transferred to another registry for any or all purposes in the interests of justice or if the balance of convenience and expense justifies it: Rule 23-1(13) of the Rules and Cooper v. Lynch, 2009 BCSC 1317 at paras. 10–11.

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