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Justice D. Smith
Court of Appeal for British Columbia
Reported rulings
1
Practice focus
Family
Outcomes · all rulings
Defendant prevailed
100%
Based on 1 reported rulings. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results.
Curia · Appearance strategy

Run heavy on record-based arguments. This judge is historically receptive to plaintiff submissions grounded in contemporaneous medical records. Narrative-heavy expert opinions without corroborating documentation are more likely to be discounted.

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Recent rulings
Case
Citation
Date
Hughes v. Hughes
2014 BCCA 196
May 27, 2014
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