What is the legal test for a judge's decision on a leave application?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Richmont Mines Inc. v. Teck Resources Limited, 2018 BCCA 452 (CanLII):
A judge’s decision on a leave application is a question of law alone that attracts the correctness standard of review: Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33 at para. 8.
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