Sentences with phrase «full appreciation test»

However, before the motion judge decides to weigh evidence, evaluate credibility, or draw reasonable inferences from the evidence, the motion judge must apply the full appreciation test.

The important element of the analysis under the amended Rule 20 is that, before using the powers in rule 20.04 (2.1) to weigh evidence, evaluate credibility, and draw reasonable inferences, the motion judge must apply the full appreciation test in order to be satisfied that the interest of justice does not require that these powers be exercised only at a trial.

«We think this «full appreciation test» provides a useful benchmark for deciding whether or not a trial is required in the interest of justice.»

The top court is being asked to assess the Ontario Court of Appeal's «full appreciation test» for implementing summary judgments.

Accordingly, the full appreciation test is not met and the «interest of justice» requires a trial.»

The full appreciation test functioned as a judicially created benchmark for determining when the interest of justice required a trial, as opposed to summary disposition.

The decision replaces the previous decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal in Combined Air Mechanical Services Inc. v. Flesch, a special five - judge panel to hear five appeals over Rule 20 which then created a «full appreciation test» for summary judgment motions.

Justice Karakatsanis, writing for the unanimous Court, wrote that the Court of Appeal did not provide enough emphasis to the principles behind Rule 1.04 when determining summary judgments, and instead relied too heavily on the full appreciation test.

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Unfortunately, anyone who has never stood in front of a classroom full of students for an entire day or has never attempted to create such a test has very little appreciation for the difficulty of the job.

That test prevented a judge considering a summary judgment motion from exercising newly conferred powers in Rule 20.04 (2.1) of the Rules of Civil Procedure to weigh evidence, evaluate credibility, and draw reasonable inferences unless he or she was satisfied a full appreciation of the evidence and issues could be achieved by way of summary judgment.

This expands the old summary judgment test so that a judge can now decide a case as long as he or she has enough information from the evidence filed on the motion (typically limited to written evidence) to have a full appreciation of the case.1

In determining whether a case should be disposed of by way of a motion for summary judgment, the motion judge must apply a «full appreciation» test and ask whether the full appreciation of the evidence can be achieved by way of summary judgment, or whether a trial is required.