Is there any case law or case law relating to reliance upon statements in examinations for discovery and records?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from McLean v. Kraft, 2015 BCSC 2212 (CanLII):
I am mindful of the stresses of testifying in court regarding an event which caused pain and stress to a witness. I am also mindful of the law with regard to reliance upon statements in examinations for discovery and clinical records as set out in Edmondson v. Payer, 2011 BCSC 118 at paras. 32-33:
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