What is the test for establishing relevance to a production?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Kairos Community Development Ltd. v. Nova Scotia (Community Services), 2007 NSSC 330 (CanLII):

As the court said in Crosby v. Fisher [2002] N.S.J. No. 121, (S.C.) in para. 4: 4 ... The onus of establishing relevance is on the party seeking production. That is the first onus.

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