What is the test for unconscionability in mortgage law?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sew Cozzi Ventures Inc. v. Apex Outdoor Innovations Corp., 2017 BCSC 481 (CanLII):
In Sherry v. CIBC Mortgages Inc., 2016 BCCA 240, Newbury J.A., for the court, set out the principles in relation to the doctrine of unconscionability as follows at para. 82:
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