Can a party be compelled to sign authorizations for the release of third party records?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Kalaora v. Gordon, 2011 BCSC 1360 (CanLII):

In Lewis v. Frye, 2007 BCSC 89, Hood J. wrote an extensive and considered decision with respect to whether or not a party could be compelled to sign authorizations for the release of third party records and concluded that a party could be so ordered.

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