What is the test for reviewing an award of attorney fees at the Court of Appeal?

" '[W]ith respect to the amount of fees awarded, there is no question our review must be highly deferential to the views of the trial court.' [Citations.] 'An appellate court will interfere with the trial court's determination of the amount of reasonable attorney fees only where there has been a manifest abuse of discretion.' [Citations.]" (Concepcion v. Amscan Holdings, Inc. (2014) 223 Cal.App.4th 1309, 1319-1320.) However, although " ' "[t]he abuse of discretion standard is 'deferential,' . . . it 'is not empty.' [Citation.] '[I]t asks in substance whether the ruling in question "falls outside the bounds of reason" under the applicable law and the relevant facts [citations].' [Citation.]" ' [Citation.] When we are reviewing an award of attorney fees for appellate work, we need not accord the same degree of deference we would give to rulings that involve the trial court's firsthand knowledge. [Citation.] Further, when, as here, the fee order under review was rendered by a judge other than the trial judge, we may exercise ' "somewhat more latitude in determining whether there has been an abuse of discretion

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