What is the test for reversing a decision by a judge in a personal injury case?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Stanfield v. Canada, 2005 FCA 107 (CanLII):
The decision under appeal is a discretionary one. According to Reza v. Canada, 1994 CanLII 91 (SCC), [1994] 2 S.C.R. 394, such a decision should not be reversed on appeal unless it is based on an error of law or the judge has failed to give sufficient weight to all relevant considerations.
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