Does a plaintiff have a right to record a defence medical?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Adams v. Cook, 2008 CanLII 5955 (ON SC):
The plaintiff has no right to record a defence medical but the court has jurisdiction to record it in an appropriate case with the party requesting the recording bearing the onus of proof. Byczko v. Hamilton, 2006 CarswellOnt 5917 at paragraph 5.
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