Is hearsay evidence presumptively inadmissible?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Livingston v. Cabot Links, 2018 NSSC 140 (CanLII):
In R v. Bradshaw, 2017 SCC 35, the court confirmed that hearsay evidence is presumptively inadmissible, as it is often difficult for the trier of fact to assess its truth.
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