Does a motion judge's interpretation of a clause in a contract enforceable?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Oudin v. Centre Francophone de Toronto, 2016 ONCA 514 (CanLII):
The motion judge’s interpretation of the contract is entitled to deference: see Sattva Capital Corp v. Creston Moly Corp, 2014 SCC 633 at para 52. As a result, we see no error in his conclusion that the clause is enforceable.
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