Abbott v Musgrave Harbour (Town)

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, nlca, 2026nlca16, 2026 nlca 16 (canlii), 2026, nlca, 16, (canlii), 202501h0034, 2026, procedure, appeal, case management discretion, informal case management meeting, whether judge erred in requiring appellants to make submissions themselves at representation application hearing, fairness between parties and capacity to make submissions assessed, assistance through joint submissions and written materials considered, no reversible error found, appeal dismissed, procedure, appellate review, discretionary procedural decisions, standard of review, procedural decisions at case management are discretionary decisions, appellate intervention limited to legal error, palpable and overriding factual error, or failure to exercise discretion judicially, canada (transportation safety board) v. carroll, byrne applied, no basis to intervene, appeal dismissed, procedure, reasons, oral decision, whether brief oral reasons were within discretion at informal case management meeting, proportionality to importance of issue and purpose of ensuring readiness for hearing, szeto v. dwyer cited on fair resolution appropriate to circumstances, choice of brief reasons upheld, appeal dismissed, procedure, appeal, additional evidence, whether additional evidence included in appeal filings could be considered without rule 37 application, court of appeal civil rules, 2025, material possibly relevant to representation application but not present appeal, prematurity and reviewing court role, vokey v. newfoundland and labrador applied, material not considered, appeal dismissed