What is the test for chambers judge to give judgment as he or she would do upon a trial?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gladney v. Capital Regional District, 2015 BCSC 2585 (CanLII):
If the chambers judge can find the facts, then he or she must give judgment as he or she would upon a trial, unless, for any proper judicial reason, it would be unjust to do so: Harrison v. British Columbia (Children and Family Development), 2010 BCCA 220 at para. 40.
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