Aciers Francosteel Canada Inc. v. Dofasco Inc.
A-432-94
Pratte J.A.
16/1/96
3 pp.
Applicants submitting Canadian International Trade Tribunal violating principles of natural justice by relying on accounting, technical analyses prepared by its staff but not disclosed to parties before making decision-Alleging accounting analyses so complex that of kind normally subject of expert evidence adduced at hearing-Submitting right to challenge accuracy-Application dismissed- Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, s. 15(2) permitting tribunal to appoint persons having technical or special knowledge to assist tribunal in any matter in advisory capacity-When tribunal having expertise necessary to draw from evidence conclusions not obvious or even intelligible to layman, neither natural justice nor procedural fairness requiring tribunal to divulge, before rendering decision, technical analyses of evidence on which intending to rely so as to give parties chance to contest correctness-Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, R.S.C., 1985 (4th Supp.), c. 47, s. 15(2).