Is a plaintiff required to disclose all material facts related to the cause of action?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Li v Jin, 2020 BCSC 1324 (CanLII):
Thus, the plaintiff in this case was required to make full and frank disclosure of all material facts related to the cause of action asserted against the defendants. A material fact is one that may have affected the outcome of the application: see Evans v. Umbrella Capital LLC, 2004 BCCA 149 at para. 33. …
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