What is the test to apply on an application for a change in venue?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from K.J.M. v. P.D.A., 2011 BCSC 913 (CanLII):

The test to be applied on an application for change in venue has been set out in a number of cases. In Schuler v. Schuler, 2000 BCSC 1498, Bennett J. (as she then was) summarized the applicable law as follows:

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