What is the test for whether the proposed amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure disclose a cause of action within the meaning of s. 4(1)(a)?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Douez v Facebook, Inc., 2019 BCSC 715 (CanLII):
The test of whether the proposed amendments disclose a cause of action within the meaning of s. 4(1)(a) is whether, assuming the pleaded facts are true, it is “plain and obvious” that they do not: Hollick v. Toronto (City), 2001 SCC 68 at para. 25.
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