Is it premature to proceed with a Rule 18A application if discovery of documents is not complete?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from EVO Properties Ltd. v. 637934 B.C. Ltd.,, 2004 BCSC 1203 (CanLII):
In Phillips Paul v. Malak Holdings Ltd., [2002] B.C.J. No. 1869, 2002 BCSC 1191, Burnyeat J. held that it may be premature to proceed with a Rule 18A application where discovery of documents is not complete.
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