By Nikolay Chsherbinin ( May 26, 2020, 1:04 PM EDT) -- A trial judge wears many hats. He or she serves as the gatekeeper for the admission of evidence and ensures that a trial record is complete and accurate, so that the appellate court can discern without difficulty exactly what was before the trial judge in the course of the trial. In civil actions, it is common for counsel to agree on a list of documents and tender a joint book of documents at trial. However, it is equally common for counsel not to turn their minds to how documents in the book are to be treated for trial purposes. In Girao v. Cunningham 2020 ONCA 260, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has cautioned the profession that this approach “must change as a matter of ordinary civil trial practice.” ...