Motions: Compel Re-Attendance at Examination for Discovery (ON)

Summary

This practice note discusses motions to compel re-attendance of a witness or a party for a further examination for discovery and covers topics including the applicable rules, legal standard on a motion to compel re-attendance, and related motion practice. If a witness or a party improperly refuses to answer a question on an examination for discovery or the information at the first examination for discovery was incomplete or incorrect, you may need to bring a motion for an order to compel re-attendance of a witness or a party on an examination for discovery pursuant to rr. 31.09 or 34.15 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194 ("Rules").