Can a CRT vice-chair provide legal advice to the parties on a future resolution?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Easton v. The Owners, Strata Plan VIS 6371, 2021 BCCRT 147 (CanLII):
52. The applicants refer to Section 1 of The Owners, Strata Plan BCS 3495 et al v. The Owners, Strata Plan BCS 3495, 2019 BCCRT 707, where another vice-chair provided comments to aide the parties with cost allocation amongst themselves. I find the vice-chair’s comments in that decision were practical, rather than legal in nature. He pointed out factors the parties should consider before choosing between alternate resolutions. Here, the parties are seeking legal opinion on a potential future event. While I acknowledge that recognizing the parties’ ongoing relationship is part of the CRT’s mandate, I find providing legal advice is not.
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