By Georgialee Lang ( August 28, 2026, 2:25 PM EDT) -- A legal truism is that you need to put your best forward at trial and that you cannot count on an appeal to change the outcome. Appeals are based on identifying errors in law — mere disagreement with the trial judge’s findings of fact will not suffice. Facts are immutable, requiring a “palpable and overriding error” that translates to a misapprehension of the evidence or overlooking evidence. Shahid v. Sattar, 2026 BCCA 274 is such a case, involving in-person parties....