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QUESTION APPRECIATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-09-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
- Rules of Court
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- palpable and overriding error
1, record 1, English, palpable%20and%20overriding%20error
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the trial judge made some "palpable and overriding error" which affected his assessment of the material facts. Such an error exists in three situations: firstly, when it can be demonstrated there was no evidence to support a material finding of act of the trial judge; secondly, when the trial judge wrongly overlooked admissible evidence relevant and material to the issue before the court; or thirdly, where the trial judge's finding of fact cannot be supported as reasonable. 2, record 1, English, - palpable%20and%20overriding%20error
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
- Règles de procédure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- erreur manifeste et dominante
1, record 1, French, erreur%20manifeste%20et%20dominante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le juge de première instance a commis une «erreur manifeste et dominante» ayant influé sur son appréciation des faits substantiels. Une telle erreur existe dans les trois cas suivants : premièrement, lorsqu'il peut être démontré qu'une conclusion de fait importante tirée par le juge de première instance ne s’appuie sur aucune preuve; deuxièmement, lorsque le juge de première instance a omis à tort de tenir compte d’éléments de preuve admissibles qui étaient pertinents et substantiels relativement à la question dont était saisi le tribunal; troisièmement, lorsque la conclusion de fait du juge de première instance ne peut être qualifiée de raisonnable. 2, record 1, French, - erreur%20manifeste%20et%20dominante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-10-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- matter of opinion 1, record 2, English, matter%20of%20opinion
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- matter of judgment 2, record 2, English, matter%20of%20judgment
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--a debatable assertion or belief. 1, record 2, English, - matter%20of%20opinion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- question d'appréciation 1, record 2, French, question%20d%27appr%C3%A9ciation
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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