R. v. Willis

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, nsca, 2026nsca57, 2026 nsca 57 (canlii), 2026, nsca, 57, (canlii), cac 541657, 2026, procedure, court of appeal, review of chambers order, nova scotia civil procedure rules, r. 90.38, criminal code, s. 678(2), whether panel had jurisdiction to review denial of extension, functus argument rejected, rules not inconsistent with criminal code, s. 482, jurisdiction confirmed, review allowed, procedure, extension of time, notice of appeal, nova scotia civil procedure rules, r. 91.09, arguable issue threshold, whether chambers judge required “sufficient substance” instead of grounds that “appear” of sufficient substance, improper merits review and speculation about appeal outcome, westminer canada ltd. v. amirault applied, error found, review allowed, procedure, extension of time, interests of justice, criteria for extension of time, bona fide intention to appeal conceded, reasonable excuse for delay assessed with appeal file context, prejudice factor not determinative on record described, whether extension should be granted despite delay, interests of justice favoured appeal proceeding on merits, extension granted, evidence, review proceedings, additional evidence, crooks v. cibc world markets inc., 2018 nsca 97, whether additional evidence admissible on a review to provide context and information not before chambers judge, relevance to setting aside dismissal order emphasised, incomplete record would cause injustice, additional evidence considered, review allowed