What is the scope of appellate review of a finding that a judge err in proceeding to determine the substantive issue by way of summary trial?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Tangerine Financial Products Limited Partnership v. Tangerine FP Investments Ltd., 2012 BCCA 521 (CanLII):

In my view the judge did not err in proceeding to determine the substantive issue by way of summary trial. The scope of appellate review on this issue was summarized by Mr. Justice Smith in Bell v. Levy, 2011 BCCA 417 at para. 75:

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