Sentences with phrase «awarded costs personally»

The court awarded costs personally against the trustee in bankruptcy at scale 4.

In Oasis, the court invoked inherent jurisdiction to award costs personally against the principal of an insolvent company.

Gavin MacKenzie, of MacKenzie Barristers, says that, historically, courts have been extremely cautious in awarding costs personally against lawyers because of their duties to bring forward even unpopular cases.

The Young decision also confirms that courts must be extremely cautious in awarding costs personally against a lawyer, as lawyers are often retained to bring forward unpopular causes.

In Young, the Supreme Court of Canada establishes the governing principles for when a court may award costs personally against a lawyer.

In June of this year, the Ontario Court of Appeal released an important decision clarifying the circumstances in which a court will award costs personally against a lawyer.

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I personally would use the card to pay for award ticket taxes, hotels, and any other travel costs that would otherwise take money out of my pocket for this hobby.

[63] I am ordering that E.F. Anthony Merchant, Q.C. be personally liable for the foregoing awards of costs, payable forthwith.

S046956, November 19, 1998, Madam Justice Martinson ratified her previous award of special costs to an estate beneficiary, by making those costs payable by the executor personally, rather than by the estate.

This is really the heart of the problem in Scotland that there must be an affordable scheme to allow claimants to litigate without the risk of personally sustaining an award of costs if the case is unsuccessful.

Mr. Justice Weatherill awarded multiple Defendants costs and further ordered that the Plaintiff's lawyer personally pay these.

The courts» power to award costs against a lawyer personally is not limited to civil proceedings, but criminal also, and can sometimes be exercised against defence lawyers, though rare.

The Court of Appeal set aside1 a trial court order awarding costs to the Township of Russell against a solicitor personally, pursuant to Rule 57.07 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.

«The court nevertheless recognizes that costs must not be awarded against lawyers personally merely because they assert claims or defences that are weak or unmeritorious,» says MacKenzie, who was not involved in the Sawridge matter.

Justice Metivier awarded the Township costs of $ 180,000.00 (the «Costs Award») and ordered that, pursuant to rule 57.07 (1) of the Rules of Civil Procedure, 4 Mr. Bickley was personally responsible for 40 percent of the Costs Award on a joint and several basis with his clcosts of $ 180,000.00 (the «Costs Award») and ordered that, pursuant to rule 57.07 (1) of the Rules of Civil Procedure, 4 Mr. Bickley was personally responsible for 40 percent of the Costs Award on a joint and several basis with his clCosts Award») and ordered that, pursuant to rule 57.07 (1) of the Rules of Civil Procedure, 4 Mr. Bickley was personally responsible for 40 percent of the Costs Award on a joint and several basis with his clCosts Award on a joint and several basis with his client.

It can be seen from the Court of Appeal's decision in Galganov that courts should be reluctant to award costs against lawyers personally.

Justice Boyle of the Tax Court has asked Sumner to explain why costs should not be awarded against Sumner personally.

[1] This appeal concerns the scope of the courts» power to award costs [1] against a lawyer personally in a criminal proceeding.

The Anglo - Canadian legal system has long recognized the possibility of awards of costs in civil cases being made against counsel personally, though only for egregious misconduct of the case.

Conversely, a cost award assessed against the lawyer personally is unfair if the delay is the client's fault, but the lawyer can not say so because of solicitor - client privilege.

The Court of Appeal also opened up the possibility of altering the previous cost award, which imposed costs of $ 96,000 on the directors personally for the previous contempt motion.