When an appellant seeks to raise an issue of law which does not require further evidence, and which will not cause prejudice to the respondent, it is an error of law for an appellate court to refuse to consider the argument (Athey v. Leonati, 1996 CanLII 183 (SCC), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458, 140 D.L.R. (4th) 235, at paragraph 51).
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