Halliday Orders in Document Delivery

Last revised July 21, 2026

Halliday v. McCulloch, (1986) (B.C.C.A.) established a form of order for the production of potentially privileged documents in applications for medical records.  Known as a Halliday order, this Order allows the party claiming privilege to exclude from production privileged or irrelevant documents.

A Halliday order is discretionary and will not be made as a matter of right. There must be evidentiary justification to show the material to be excluded is irrelevant to balance the need for full disclosure against the protection of privacy of the litigant.

For an example of a Halliday order, see Form 14F27 in British Columbia Court Forms or Discovery Practice in British Columbia, available on-site at Courthouse Libraries.

Content reviewed July 21, 2026