What is the impact of a decision to reject relevant evidence in a civil proceeding?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Warkentin v. Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation, 2015 BCSC 2144 (CanLII):
There have been cases where an erroneous decision to reject relevant evidence has such an impact on the fairness of the proceeding that it can only be concluded there has been a breach of the rules of natural justice: Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières v. Larocque, 1993 CanLII 162 (SCC), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 471 at para. 46.
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