Is a trial judge's discretion to re-open an issue before formal judgment has been entered?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from J.D.C. v. K.L.M.F.C., 2016 BCSC 1057 (CanLII):

First a trial judge's discretion to re-open an issue before formal judgment has been entered is unfettered but is to be used sparingly: Cheema v. Cheema, 2001 BCSC 298 at para. 4.

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