The British Columbia Government will appeal the Supreme Court’s ruling overriding the reforms of the BC Insurance Authority (ICBC), which was designed to move minor injuries from court to administrative court.
According to Vancouver Sun, Judge Christopher Hinkson said last week that part of the civil settlement court law was unconstitutional and ICBC’s $ 390 million is expected as a result of minor claims being transferred to the civil settlement court. It was ruled that the savings could be nullified.
Attorney General David Ebby has not yet asked the court to suspend the proceedings to allow the Civil Resolution Court to continue proceedings for minor accident claims or claims for less than $ 50,000, but his office has He said he would appeal the decision.
Transferring the proceedings to the Civil Settlement Court is part of the ICBC reforms implemented on April 1, 2019 to recoup the $ 2 billion loss that the Royal Corporation suffered between 2018 and 2019. It was one of.
Eby tells Vancouver Sun that a court decision will reduce the ICBC pandemic rebate that drivers will receive this month, or a 20% reduction in premium rates expected when BC switches to a disability-free insurance model from May 1. Said that it would not affect.
Court defeat is the government’s second on ICBC reform. Hinkson also ruled that the government’s restrictions on expert witnesses in ICBC-related trials were unconstitutional because they violated the exclusive authority of the court to control its own process.
BC Appeals to Supreme Court Decision on ICBC Reform