What is the standard for patently unreasonable compensation claims?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Brandt Tractor Ltd. v. Claypool, 2015 BCSC 759 (CanLII):
In Phillips v. British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal), 2011 BCSC 576, after reviewing the applicable law, the standard of patently unreasonable was described as “clearly irrational” and “evidently not in accordance with reason” (at para. 31), or “so flawed that no amount of curial deference can justify letting it stand” (at para. 32).
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