Error of Law Archives - Arbitration Matters

In Bear Mountain Resort & Spa Ltd. v. Ecoasis Resort and Golf LLP, 2025 BCCA 368, the B.C. Court of Appeal dismissed a review application from a Chambers Judge’s decision refusing leave to appeal an arbitral award under subsection 59(4) of B.C.’s Arbitration Act, SBC 2020, c 2 [Act]. The Court found no error in the Chambers Judge’s conclusion that the eight grounds the applicant raised concerned questions of mixed fact and law, which cannot be appealed under the Act.

About Arbitration Matters

Arbitration Matters provides brief summaries of recent cases on commercial arbitration issues, as they are released, from across Canada. Therefore, the website is updated frequently. Each Case Note also provides commentary which helps put the case in context. As of Case Note #509 dated July 26, 2021, Lisa C. Munro, has continued the work done by the Honourable Justice Daniel Urbas before his judicial appointment to the Quebec Superior Court. She is assisted by a select group of other experienced arbitration practitioners, who also contribute regularly to the Case Notes.

Tag: Error of Law

British Columbia – Court dismisses review of leave decision finding no extricable error of law – #933