What are the legal principles governing an application to dismiss for want of prosecution?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Drennan v. Smith, 2022 BCCA 86 (CanLII):

The judge began her analysis by reviewing the procedural history of the case: Drennan v. Smith, 2021 BCSC 1302 at para. 6. She then set out the legal principles that govern an application to dismiss for want of prosecution (at paras. 7–13).

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