What is the test for making a decision that is patently unreasonable?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Jestadt v. Performing Arts Lodge Vancouver, 2012 BCSC 1337 (CanLII):
A decision will also be patently unreasonable where it is not merely unsupported by reasons that are capable of withstanding a probing examination, but also where it is openly, evidently and clearly unreasonable or irrational: Gichuru v. Palmar Properties Inc., 2011 BCSC 827, para. 34.
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