What is the standard of review for an appeal from a simplified action?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v. Prue, 2012 FCA 108 (CanLII):
This is an appeal from a simplified action. As such, the standard of review is that articulated in Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33 (CanLII), [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235: correctness on questions of law, and palpable and overriding error on questions of fact, or mixed fact and law where there is no extricable question of law. Application of the Standard of Review
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