How have courts directed hearing officers to not be overly critical of the language used by hearing officers?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Nisbett v. Pluss, 2012 CanLII 102110 (ON CPC):

64. We have been directed by the Courts to not be overly critical of the language used by hearing officers as they are not legally trained, Galassi v. Hamilton Police Service (September 3, 2003, upheld [2005] O.J. No. 2301 (Div. Ct.)

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