What is the test for having sufficient information and material to satisfy the requirements of an assessing officer?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Law Society v. Hanson, 2006 BCSC 1993 (CanLII):
In my view, Denovan v. Lee, supra, says that the assessing officer must have “sufficient information and material” to enable that assessing officer to properly determine what would be a reasonable fee.
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