Does section 486.3(3) of the Rules of Civil Procedure apply to cross-examination?
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v Young, 2021 CanLII 112379 (NL PC):
Recently, in Tsiaplas v. R, 2021 SKQB 213, it was indicated that section 486.3(3) “is not intended to provide a mechanism to provide a self‑represented party with a lawyer to conduct the cross‑examination of a witness. The focus of the section is not upon the accused. Rather, the focus of the section is upon the witness and the court. The section is intended to provide a mechanism to allow a witness to provide the court with a full and candid account of what occurred and thereby protect the overarching purpose of ensuring the proper administration of justice” (at paragraph 90).
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