Is it preferable to deal with a non-party witness by written questions and answers?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Coates v. Triance, 2010 BCSC 294 (CanLII):
Sometimes it is preferable to deal with a non-party witness by written questions and answers. But the fact that a witness is willing to proceed this way is not a complete answer to an application for a Rule 28 examination. In this regard, I refer to the case of Cheema v. Kalkat, 2009 BCSC 736.
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