What is the law with respect to whether further examination for discovery can be ordered during the course of a trial?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from T.W.N.A. et al v. Clarke et al, 2000 BCSC 773 (CanLII):
The law with respect to whether further examination for discovery may be ordered during the trial is set out in McFall v. Vancouver Exhibition Assn. (1942), 58 B.C.R. 290, in which Farris C.J.S.C. said at p. 292: … that an order for examination for discovery could not be made during the course of the trial, but if there was discretion in the judge to order such examination that the discretion should only be exercised in most exceptional circumstances…
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