The Court considered the scope of appellate review of a commercial arbitration award under British Columbia's Arbitration Act in a forestry compensation dispute.
A majority held that courts had jurisdiction only over the legal component of statutory interpretation, not contractual interpretation or statutory application issues characterized as mixed questions, and that reasonableness was the applicable standard.
Applying that framework, the majority found the arbitrator's chosen valuation approach reasonable and restored key parts of the arbitral award.
The appeal was allowed in part with costs throughout.
