Decisions by fact-finding tribunals are usually given much deference upon judicial review. Not long ago, a federal appellate court found that findings of fact by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) are no exception to this rule. In an article written by Brad E. Berg, Michael J. Laffin, Roy Millen, and Cliff Sosnow, with the Canadian law firm Blake, Cassels & Grayden, LLP, parties with pending matters before the CITT are warned to take the case seriously from the very beginning or potentially suffer the consequences later in court.
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