What is the test for leave of appeal?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Mather v. Gull Lake (Summer Village of), 2007 ABCA 123 (CanLII):
Leave may be granted on a question of law or jurisdiction if it is of sufficient importance to merit further appeal and if the proposed appeal has a reasonable chance of success: Municipal Government Act, section 688(3); Seabolt Watershed Association v. Yellowhead County Subdivision Development Appeal Board, 2001 ABCA 24 (CanLII), 277 A.R. 61, at para. 5. A. Accretion - jurisdiction
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