Is a plaintiff required to conform to any particular procedure or rule of evidence in an adversary proceeding?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Pontbriand v. Federal Public Service Health Care Plan Administration Authority, 2011 FC 1029 (CanLII):
Except to the extent there are statutory provisions or regulations having the force of law to the contrary, there is no requirement to conform to any particular procedure or to abide by the rules of evidence generally applicable to judicial or quasi-judicial tribunals or adversary proceedings (Ross v. Canada, 2003 FCA 296).
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