A few moments ago, I read out the grounds for striking a jury notice which are set out in Rule 12-6(5). The case law prior to July 1, 2010, provided that the time limit of seven days following receipt of the notice of trial did not apply to a judge at a pretrial conference: see for example, Patterson v. Rankel, 2001 BCSC 952 at para. 18 where Mr. Justice Cohen wrote:
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