THE COURT: This is an application to adjourn a trial set for three days commencing December the 3rd and arising out of a motor vehicle accident. The application is made by the plaintiff and counsel have both argued their perspectives thoroughly, ably, and succinctly. It has been a long week. I have heard a lot of applications. There has been a complete spectrum in that respect. I am glad to say that today's was at the very professional and competent end of the spectrum....
The plaintiff was injured in a motor-vehicle accident which occurred on July 29, 2009. A trial of the action is scheduled to begin on March 24, 2014....
This is a summary conviction appeal by Mr. Irwin from the imposition of a recognizance under s. 810 of the Criminal Code. He maintains that he was pressured into entering into the recognizance, that he did not fully understand its consequences, that he had inadequate representation by his counsel, and that he never acknowledged that the complainant had reasonable grounds to fear him. The parties have used the expressions peace bond and recognizance interchangeably, and I shall do so as well to signify a recognizance under s. 810.The Recognizance...
Vera Lourenco seeks damages in respect of injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident (MVA) on November 25, 2009. Ms. Lourenco was a pedestrian who was hit by the defendant Tommy Pham who was the driver of a 2008 Honda Civic, owned by Dinh Cuong Pham. He turned his car into the intersection of Grandview Highway and Renfrew Street in Vancouver and struck the left side of Ms. Lourencos body while she was a pedestrian in a crosswalk. The defendants admit liability for the accident.FactsBefore the Accident...
This is an assessment of costs following the settlement of personal injury litigation....
The plaintiff claims damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident on September 28, 2009. The accident occurred when the defendant, Sean Douglas Williams, entered an intersection at 88th Avenue and 192nd Street in Surrey, without stopping at a stop sign, and while the plaintiff had the right-of-way. While counsel for the third party was unable to admit liability on the part of Mr. Williams, he led no evidence to contest the plaintiffs evidence, nor did he advance any argument that contradicted the plaintiffs argument that the defendant Williams was 100 percent responsible for the accident. I find the defendant Williams 100 percent responsible for the accident....
THE COURT: The plaintiff seeks a determination of liability for injuries sustained in a vehicle collision which occurred on June 5, 2010 at the intersection of 198th Street and 21st Avenue in Langley, B.C. Liability was severed from damages by way of a consent order pronounced by Master MacNaughton dated October 15, 2103....
On April 27, 2011, Mr. Bakers taxi and Ms. Clarks car collided at the intersection of Spadina Avenue and Edward Street in Chilliwack, British Columbia....
This is the trial on the issue of liability for an accident that occurred on June 11, 2011 on a rural street in Surrey British Columbia....
The defendant, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, seeks various cost orders against either counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. Harding, or against the plaintiff, Jason Walker. The application arises from my having declared a mistrial. A new trial date has been set for June 9, 2014. Counsel for each of Mr. Harding and the plaintiff argue that the issue of costs, arising from the mistrial, should be dealt with by the trial judge who ultimately hears this matter....