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Lawyer warns B.C. court backlog due to COVID-19 could put justice in jeopardy

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COVID-19 measures in place, but some lawyers are warning the province’s timeline to reopen the provincial court system could put justice in jeopardy.Much of the court system, with the exception of urgent matters, came to a halt in mid-March amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.Criminal lawyer Michael Shapray says tens of thousands of cases slated for criminal, family and small claims courts have been delayed and the resulting backlog could lead to dozens, if not hundreds, of cases being tossed if they aren’t heard in a timely manner.“There’s absolutely going to be arguments brought in many cases…for the cases to be stayed, judicially stayed, because of a breach of someone’s right to have a trial within a reasonable time.”The Supreme Court’s.

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