Is an order under R. 20-3 entitled to deference?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hwlitsum First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General), 2018 BCCA 276 (CanLII):
Absent an error of law, an order under R. 20-3 is a discretionary order that is entitled to deference: Kish v. Sobchak Estate, 2016 BCCA 65 at para. 34.
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