What is new evidence in the context of a hearing?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Fleetwood v. Percival, 2014 BCCA 502 (CanLII):
… Fresh evidence is evidence that existed at the time of the chambers hearing while new evidence concerns events that took place after the hearing: Scott v. Scott, 2006 BCCA 504 at para. 22.
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