Does a provincial superior court have territorial competence in a matter?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GMBh v. MFC Bancorp Ltd., 2020 BCCA 295 (CanLII):

Whether a provincial superior court has territorial competence in a matter is a question of law reviewable on the standard of correctness: Ewert v. Höegh Autoliners AS, 2020 BCCA 181 at para. 44.

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