Is an order for an affidavit verifying a list of documents appropriate?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from McMahon v Harper, 2017 BCSC 2328 (CanLII):
In Copithorne v. Benoit, 2010 BCSC 130, Justice Schultes found that an order for an affidavit verifying a list of documents may be appropriate where significant documents have been omitted or where it is reasonable to suspect that relevant documents may be hidden (at paras. 11 and 12):
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