Is a motion for reconsideration the venue for new arguments or new evidence that could have been made at the initial hearing?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Apotex Inc. v Kalinka, 2016 CanLII 81983 (ON SC):
A motion for reconsideration is not the venue for new arguments or new evidence that could have been made and/or led at the initial hearing: Mujagic v. Kamps, supra at para. 13; Sykes v. Sykes, [1995] B.C.J. No. 821 (B.C.C.A.) at paras. 6, 12.
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