Is the title of a document not determinative of its nature?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lam v Sumner et al, 2006 BCSC 280 (CanLII):
I agree that the title of the document is not determinative of its nature. I agree that the substance of the document, rather than its form determines its character. See Metropolitan Homes v. Politzer, 1975 CanLII 208 (SCC), [1976] 1 S.C.R. 363 (Politzer).
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