What is the test for admitting "fresh evidence"?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Federal Business Development Bank v. Silver Spoon Desserts Enterprises Ltd., 2000 CanLII 5612 (NS SC):
In my view, the principal issue with respect to the question of admitting “fresh evidence” is whether the new evidence would have “an important influence” on the decision. This is the first criterion set out in Dawi v. Armstrong.
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