Does the predecessor rule apply to defamation cases?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Samaroo v. Canada Revenue Agency, 2013 BCSC 482 (CanLII):

In Siddon v. Mair, 1997 CanLII 2021 (B.C.S.C.), a defamation action, the master considered the predecessor rule (19(23)) and stated at para. 54 that:

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