What is the impact of interrogatories on discovery?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Araya v Nevsun Resources Ltd., 2018 BCSC 808 (CanLII):

The determination of whether interrogatories are appropriate in advance of examinations for discovery requires a practical cost-benefit analysis. This, in turn, requires consideration of the type of information sought, and whether it is appropriate for interrogatories: Roitman v. Chan (1994), 99 B.C.L.R. (2d) 182 at paras. 11–12 (S.C.).

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