What is the test for proper review by way of appeal?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Eli Lilly Canada Inc. v. Novopharm Limited, 2008 FC 513 (CanLII):
As stated by Justice Arbour in Toronto v. C.U.P.E. (at par. 52): “(…) proper review by way of appeal increases confidence in the ultimate result and affirms both the authority of the process as well as the finality of the result.”
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