Is a statement of intention accurate if made in the absence of a reasonable basis for belief that that which which is intended is achievable?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Campbell River Common Shopping Centre Ltd. v. Nuszdorfer, 2013 BCSC 141 (CanLII):
In my view, a statement of intention cannot be accurate if made in the absence of a reasonable basis for a belief that that which is stated to be intended is achievable. If this were not so, the due diligence requirement (Queen v. Cognos, supra, at para. 44) would be meaningless. ...
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