Can counsel for a tenant appearing on a possession application do so?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Borland Construction Inc., 2006 CanLII 11647 (MB PC):
In Walls v. Heal [1947] B.C.J. No.22 (B.C.S.C.) counsel for a tenant appearing on a possession application by a landlord was presumed to be authorized to do so unless the presumption was rebutted.
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