What is the test for a party to appeal against a decision by the Court of Appeal?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Li v. British Columbia, 2020 BCCA 222 (CanLII):

To this end, as D. Smith J.A. indicated in Halalt First Nation v. British Columbia (Environment), 2012 BCCA 191 at para. 5, the applicant must show that: a) it has a public interest in a public law issue in question; and b) it can make a valuable contribution or bring a different perspective to a consideration of the issues on appeal that differs from that advanced by the parties.

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