What are the grounds for a preliminary objection to certain paragraphs of the affidavits of the Respondent in response to this application?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wong v Rooney, 2020 BCSC 1387 (CanLII):
The respondent raises a preliminary objection with respect to certain paragraphs of the claimant’s affidavits made August 8, 2019 and July 27, 2020 in response to this application, on the basis that they include assumptions, conclusions, beliefs, opinions, hearsay and unattributed hearsay. Relying on Sall v. Braich, 2016 BCSC 253, he argues that the objectionable paragraphs should either be struck or ignored.
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