Is there a distinction between the term "irreparable harm" and the meaning of the term “irreparable harm”?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from McIsaac v David, 2019 BCSC 931 (CanLII):
Most often the distinction is likely without practical effect, as I observed in Coburn v. Nagra, 2001 BCCA 607. On reflection, however, I cannot say the distinction is never without practical effect, depending on the meaning attributed to the term “irreparable harm” and the object of the posited harm…
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