An appellate court determining whether to grant leave to appeal from the dismissal of a summary judgment application will take a broad approach and will not ordinarily require or involve argument of the complexity and duration presented at first instance. The fact that an appeal concerns the refusal of a summary judgment application informs the restrictive approach to the grant of leave. Elaborate reasons for refusing leave will not ordinarily be necessary.
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