Reckless malpractice by a party's legal team in deliberately failing to discover a relevant document during trial is sufficient to enliven the court's discretion to set aside final orders and order a new trial under the Quade principles; it is not necessary to establish fraud or moral turpitude. The degree of culpability, likelihood of a different result, the unsuccessful party's diligence, and the finality principle are all factors in the exercise of the discretion, not threshold requirements. The approach in Lexcray requiring proof of fraud as a precondition should not be followed.
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