What is the role of a judge in a decision on bifurcation?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Director of Civil Forfeiture v. Lloydsmith, 2014 BCCA 72 (CanLII):

A decision on bifurcation engages the discretion of the judge in the management of the trial process. In Logan v. Hong, 2013 BCCA 249, the deference owed to the trial court was explained this way:

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