Does a motion judge's decision that an action appropriate for summary disposition attract deference?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sanofi Pasteur Limited v. UPS SCS, Inc., 2015 ONCA 88 (CanLII):
The decision of a motion judge that an action is appropriate for summary disposition attracts deference: see Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7 (CanLII), [2014] 1 S.C.R. 87, at paras. 81-84.
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