In a personal injury action, can a plaintiff bring an application to have all lay and medical witnesses present their evidence by teleconference?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Miley v. Abulaban, 2014 BCSC 1905 (CanLII):
In Slaughter v. Sluys, 2010 BCSC 1576, Madam Justice Beames heard an application prior to trial, brought by the plaintiff who sought to have all lay and medical witnesses give their evidence by teleconference in assessing the plaintiff’s injuries.
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