How to proceed with an independent medical examination?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kim v. Lin, 2010 BCSC 1386 (CanLII):
Finally, subsequent independent medical examinations should be reserved for cases where there are some exceptional circumstances: Wildemann v. Webster [at 246].
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