What is the test for establishing that evidence is sufficient to establish that there is cause of concern?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wittenberg Estate (Re), 2014 NSSC 301 (CanLII):
…The evidence must, however, be scrutinized in accordance with the gravity of the suspicion. As stated by Ritchie J. in Re Martin; MacGregor v. Ryan, 1965 CanLII 17 (SCC), [1965] S.C.R. 757, at p. 766: The extent of the proof required is proportionate to the gravity of the suspicion and the degree of suspicion varies with the circumstances of each case.
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