What is the meaning of a Release in a Release?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sumas Remediation Services Ltd. v Crowe MacKay LLP, 2018 BCSC 782 (CanLII):
Much turns on the how the Release is worded and what effect additional context may have on interpreting the Release. As noted by Bennett J.A. in The Owners, Strata Plan BCS 327 v. IPEX Inc., 2014 BCCA 237:
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