Does the Master have any deference or authority to an appeal?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Architecture Unfolded Inc. v. Fortress Charlotte 2014 Inc., 2019 ONSC 6885 (CanLII):
The Master made a discretionary decision. Discretionary decisions are entitled to deference on an appeal unless they are made based on a wrong principle, on insufficient weight being given to relevant factors, or if they are clearly wrong (see: Friends of Oldman River Society v. Canada (Minister of Transportation), 1992 CanLII 110).
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