What is the standard of review for a decision by a provincial court to dismiss a claim before trial?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Green v Bentz, 2019 BCSC 1603 (CanLII):

I agree with the respondents that the standard of review of a provincial court’s decision to dismiss a claim before trial is reasonableness: see for example, Ouimet v. Kwok, 2014 BCSC 1178.

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