What is the test for admitting new evidence in an appeal?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sandhu v. HSBC Finance Mortgages Inc., 2016 BCCA 301 (CanLII):
As I do not consider the fresh evidence alters the outcome of the appeal on this issue, strictly speaking it does not meet the criteria of Palmer v. The Queen, [1979] 1 S.C.R. 759 for admission.
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