An appellate court will not interfere with a County Court judge's refusal of leave to bring serious injury proceedings unless the decision is patently unsustainable. While reasons for such applications need not be as detailed as those given after trial, they should set out the relevant evidence, material facts and steps in reasoning so as to make clear the basis of the decision. A threshold requirement for a serious injury application is that the employment was a significant contributing factor to the injury complained of.
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