Home insurance covers the cost of legal representation, damages awarded, and punitive costs as part of the liability coverage. (usinsuranceagents.com)
The lawyer protested that he was appearing not as counsel, but as a self - represented litigant, and so should not be subject to punitive cost awards designed to curb lawyer misbehaviour. (slaw.ca)
There has been some discussion at policy levels in Ontario about imposing punitive cost consequences on family SRLs to discourage them from coming to court without a lawyer. (representingyourselfcanada.com)