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Abrogating the Witness Immunity Rule: How Fast? How Far?
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Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Keywords
- Civil Procedure,
- Civil Litigation,
- Witness Immunity,
- Absolute Immunity,
- Proposals,
- Jones v. Kaney,
- UK Supreme Court
Disciplines
- Civil Procedure,
- Law,
- Litigation and
- Torts
Abstract
This article examines the current state of the witness immunity rule in Canada (i.e. the rule that individuals, especially experts, are immune from tort actions which might arise from their participation in court proceedings). In light of the UK Supreme Court's modification of the rule in Jones v. Kaney (2011), some proposals are made for restricting the scope of the rule and thus allowing meritorious litigation to proceed in spite of it.
Citation Information
Robert J Currie, "Abrogating the Witness Immunity Rule: How Fast? How Far?" in T Archibald & R Echlin, eds, Annual Review of Civil Litigation 2013 (Toronto: Carswell, 2013).