What is the test for a court of appeal to review the findings of a trial judge's determinations on questions of law?
Prince Edward Island, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ayangma v. French School Board, 2010 PECA 16 (CanLII):
The power of a court of appeal to review the trial judge’s determinations on questions of law is not restricted. A court of appeal is entitled to reach its own conclusions on pure questions of law and substitute these conclusions for those reached by the trial judge. See: Housen v. Nikolaisen at paragraphs 8 and 9. (ii) the standard of review applied
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