What is the effect of a full review of the entire record of evidence?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Powless v. Smith et al., 2010 ONSC 2165 (CanLII):
The respondents argue that a review by this court of the entire record would find that there is no confused or contradictory evidence regarding key issues. In that regard, they rely upon Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth (Regional Municipality) Police Services Board 2007 SCC 41 (CanLII) at para. 101 which states: Where the record discloses all that is required to be known to permit appellate review, less detailed reasons may be acceptable. This means that less detailed reasons may be required in cases with an extensive evidentiary record…
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