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Difference between revisions of "Claims Involving Out-of-province Insurers or Accidents (12:XIII)"

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Subsequent cases have confirmed that limitation laws are generally (but not always) substantive.
Subsequent cases have confirmed that limitation laws are generally (but not always) substantive.


=== 2. The access of damages ===
=== 2. The assessment of damages ===


The court in [http://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/1999/1999canlii6635/1999canlii6635.html?autocompleteStr=wong%20v%20wei&autocompletePos=1 ''Wong v Wei''], 1999 CanLII 6635 (BCSC) drew a distinction between the availability of heads of damage, which is a matter  of substantive law, and the assessment or quantification of damages, which is a matter of procedure.
The court in [http://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/1999/1999canlii6635/1999canlii6635.html?autocompleteStr=wong%20v%20wei&autocompletePos=1 ''Wong v Wei''], 1999 CanLII 6635 (BCSC) drew a distinction between the availability of heads of damage, which is a matter  of substantive law, and the assessment or quantification of damages, which is a matter of procedure.
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