What is the proper course of action in a personal injury action?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Steemas v. Bradley, 2013 BCSC 1852 (CanLII):

Here, the defendants argue that the plaintiff’s proper course of action is to seek relief by way of judicial review. They say that he cannot seek relief by way of a Notice of Civil Claim. I have been referred to the decision of Mr. Justice Affleck in Hartt v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2013 BCSC 264. There he says:

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