Is Sur-reply permitted where a new issue or evidence has been raised in a reply?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Johnson obo A v. B.C. (Ministry of Justice) and another, 2016 BCHRT 130 (CanLII):
Sur-reply is appropriately allowed where a new issue or evidence has been raised in a reply and fairness requires that the applicant be entitled to respond: Kruger v. Xerox Canada (No. 2), 2005 BCHRT 24, paras. 17 and 22.
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