Does a judge or master have discretion to permit recording of a Rule 30 independent medical examination?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bhimji v. Graham, 2007 BCSC 607 (CanLII):
The case of Wong v. Wong, 2006 BCCA 540, is authority for the proposition that, while a judge or master does have discretion to permit the recording of a Rule 30 independent medical examination, that discretion to permit recording should rarely be exercised.
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