What is the test for leave of appeal under s. 56.5(1) of the BCSC's Rules of Appeal?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Liang v The Owners, Strata Plan BCS 354, 2018 BCSC 2505 (CanLII):
This provision was considered by this court in McKnight v. Bourque, 2017 BCSC 2280, a decision of Mr. Justice Masuhara. Masuhara. J. considered s. 56.5(1), which requires that the appeal must relate to a question of law in order for leave to be granted.
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