SCC rejects trial lawyers’ bid to appeal failed Charter challenge to B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal

By Cristin Schmitz ( December 22, 2022, 1:17 PM EST) -- The Supreme Court of Canada has declined to hear an appeal from the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia (TLABC) against a B.C. Court of Appeal ruling earlier this year that upheld the constitutionality of a 2019 law vesting the province’s Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) with jurisdiction to decide liability and damages for minor injuries resulting from motor vehicle accidents in the province....