What is the burden of showing that a matter is re-opened?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Menzies v. VI Accurate Air and another (No. 2), 2015 BCHRT 80 (CanLII):
The burden of showing that the interest of fairness and justice demand that a matter is re-opened falls on the person seeking the re-opening: Grant v. City of Vancouver, and others (No. 4), 2007 BCHRT 2006, at para. 10.
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