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March 25, 2025

BC trial courts loath to interfere with jury verdicts except in very limited circumstances.

Harris & Brun

The recent case of Peckham v. Singh, 2025 BCSC 263. In this case, involving a 6-week jury trial and verdict regarding the extent of personal injuries and quantum of loss, Robert Brun, K.C. and Ryan Monty successfully represented the defendants in defeating an application by the plaintiff for a mistrial and preserved the jury’s verdict. The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident and took issue with the jury awards claiming: There was a conflict in ordering $0 for past loss of income and awarding any damages for loss of future income earning capacity, cost of future care, and…

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