Is detrimental reliance not a necessary element of a claim for pure economic loss?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Westbank Society Seniors Housing Society v. Scuka Enterprises Ltd., 2013 BCSC 2360 (CanLII):
The plaintiffs rely on James v. British Columbia, 2005 BCCA 136 [James] for the proposition that detrimental reliance is not a necessary element of the claim for pure economic loss, except where based on negligent misrepresentation.
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