What is the proper use of the Court of Appeal to re-open a trial to hear further evidence?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Thompson v. Choi, 2015 BCSC 35 (CanLII):

In Stevens v. Plachta, 2006 BCCA 479, Justice Levine, for the court, explains the proper use of the court’s discretion to re-open a trial to hear further evidence:

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