What is the standard of review from a trial judge?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Chartright Air Inc. v. De Paoli, 2009 CanLII 55371 (ON SCDC):
Appellant’s counsel agreed that the standard of review from the decision of a trial judge is that set out in Housen v. Nikolaisen; that is palpable and overriding error on findings of fact and correctness on matters of law. This case was very much fact driven.
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