What is the possession of documents doctrine?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Cambie Surgeries Corporation v British Columbia (Attorney General), 2017 BCSC 861 (CanLII):
The possession of documents doctrine was also discussed In Ault v. Canada (Attorney General), [2007] O.J. No. 4924 (S.C.), a case involving negligent misrepresentation. The plaintiffs place considerable reliance on this judgment and submit that it supports their submission in the subject application.
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