Tag: evidence

Secret Recording Admitted Into Evidence

April 19, 2019 No Comments

A secretly recorded telephone conversation was admitted into evidence in Surrett v Butkiewicz 2018 BCSC 1380 . The actual parties were deceased, and the litigation

Medical Records Admissible As Business Records

March 12, 2019 No Comments

Medical records of the deceased were admitted into evidence as business records in Re Singh Estate 2019 BCSC 272. In Ares v Venner (1970) SCR

Credibility: Who to Believe?

December 2, 2018 No Comments

Many court cases are decided on the issue of credibility. If the court does not believe one partie’s evidence then in all likelihood that party

Admissible Extrinsic Evidence In S. 58 WESA Applications

August 22, 2018 No Comments

Admissible extrinsic evidence in S 58 WESA applications to “ cure” defective wills was discussed in Re Mace Estate 2018 BCSC 1284. In short, the

Spoliation of Evidence

April 8, 2017 No Comments

Spoliation of evidence is the intentional destruction of relevant evidence when litigation exists or is pending. There are few cases on the issue in Canada

Re-Opening a Case For New Evidence

October 30, 2016 No Comments

B(K) v B(J) 2016 BCSC 1904 involved an application for reopening a case that had been decided and attempt to introduce new evidence as