Is it an abuse of process to use a civil action to challenge the decision of a tribunal?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Fox v Scott Safety Supply Services Inc., 2021 BCSC 842 (CanLII):

Finally, regarding Rule 9-5(1)(d), it is an abuse of process to use a civil action to challenge the decision of a tribunal. As stated by Joyce, J. in Stephen v. Her Majesty the Queen, 2008 BCSC 1656:

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