An Order excluding all the parties from each other’s examinations for discovery was made in an estate matter before the Hon. Justice Myers. In Boodhoo v. Persaud, the Plaintiff is one of the Deceased’s surviving daughters, while the Defendants are the Deceased’s brother and sister-in-law. During the initial stages of litigation, the Defendant Uncle was removed as the Estate Trustee of the Boodhoo Estate in 2012 and he was ordered to account for the duration of his administration. By the time of the present hearing before Justice Myers, the accounting was still deficient. At the same time, the Plaintiff was also pursuing allegations against her uncle’s wife for her involvement in the administration of the Estate. 
In applying the test for the exclusion of witnesses in Lazar v. TD General Insurance Company, 2017 ONSC 1242, Justice Myers found that “all of the parties have cause to be worried that others will tailor their evidence based upon what they hear at examinations for discovery”. Where the credibility of the parties appears to be crucial, especially in the absence of documentary records, his Honour ordered that:
“Counsel for the parties and anyone who attends discoveries with them shall not disclose any evidence given by a party on examination for discovery to any other party in advance of the completion of all of their respective examinations by answering all undertakings and refusals (if any). Nor shall any counsel or their staff provide any transcripts or summaries of transcripts of any of the examinations for discovery to any of the parties prior to the completion of all of their respective examinations by answering all undertakings and refusals (if any).”
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