What is the test for making a discovery request?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Barghouti v Alborno, 2017 NSSC 255 (CanLII):

In Healy v. Halifax (Regional Municipality), 2017 NSSC 82 Chipman J. stated that “[R]elevance is the primary consideration in addressing whether or not requests made at a discovery must be answered.”

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