What is the test for obtaining a medical malpractice certificate?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Steele v. Toyota Canada Inc., 2008 BCSC 1063 (CanLII):
Except for the first requirement, that the pleadings disclose a cause of action, the applicant must show some basis in fact for each of the other certification requirements set out in s. 4(1): Hollick v. Toronto (City), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158, 2001 SCC 68, at para. 25.
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