What is the result of an application for disclosure of the solicitor's file in a personal injury case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Pacific Concessions, Inc. v. Weir, 2004 BCSC 1682 (CanLII):
A similar result was reached in Murao v. Blackcomb Skiing Enterprises Limited Partnership, 2003 BCSC 558, which arose out of a claim for personal injuries resulting from a snowboarding accident. The solicitor for the plaintiff swore an affidavit in which he set out statements that the plaintiff made to him describing the accident. The description in the solicitor’s affidavit was not consistent with the plaintiff’s version of events. The defendants brought an application for disclosure of the solicitor’s file.
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