The Ontario Courts of Justice Act provides for
full indemnity for a successful applicant (defendant) but no guarantee of costs to be awarded to the plaintiff if the application to dismiss fails.
The courts are increasingly awarding
full indemnity for costs against parties who fail to prove such claims.
Having been substantially successful at trial, the claimant sought
full indemnity for legal costs based upon a clause in an assignment agreement which had been entered into by the parties.
In Stiles v. Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia (1989), 38 B.C.L.R. (2d) 307 (C.A.) Justice Lambert stated that
full indemnity for legal fees should not be awarded unless there is some form of reprehensible, scandalous or outrageous conduct in the circumstances giving rise to the cause of action, or in the proceedings themselves that warrants chastisement.
More recently, in some circumstances judges are allowing
full indemnity for or nearly
full indemnity for legal fees.
In Hicks v. Hicks, 16 E.T.R. (2d) 179, Mr. Justice Shaw awarded
full indemnity for costs against the defendant, as a result of his reprehensible conduct in exercising undue influence over his elderly mother.
If the court does not wish to punish a party on the basis of
full indemnity for costs, it may still award a certain percentage of special costs.
Not exact matches
Make sure that your
full and final settlement offer deals with the whole shortfall, and you do not still owe money to an insurance company
for money paid out under a mortgage
indemnity insurance policy.
The Ontario Court of Appeal has consistently held that the insured is «entitled to a defence... at no cost to them».2 In other words, an insured is «entitled to be made financially whole»
for legal costs incurred in securing a defence under the policy.3 This broad principle has not only been used to indemnify insureds
for their past defence costs, but also the future defence costs of counsel of their choice, the costs of the coverage application and the costs of any subsequent appeal.4 This principle of
full indemnity is based, not in the law of costs, but in the law of contract.
The costs endorsement is consistent with earlier jurisprudence that provides a policyholder
full indemnity costs where an insurer wrongfully denies its duty to defend, with respect to any application to enforce its rights, as well as
for costs incurred defending the underlying action until the insurer assumes its defence obligations.
«If it was self - evident that the offer made was merely a tactical step designed to secure the benefit of the incentives provided by the rule (eg an offer to settle
for 99.9 % of the
full value of the claim) I would agree with Jonathan Parker LJ [with whom both Tuckey and Schiemann LJJ dissented] that the Judge would have a discretion to refuse
indemnity costs.»
[29] The legislature chose not to provide a specific cost consequence
for an insurer's failure to participate in mediation, such as substantial
indemnity costs against a losing defendant or deprivation of
full costs of a winning defendant.
While there is discretion given to the judge not to award the
full indemnity costs to the moving party, the financial risk
for the plaintiff is very real and must not be ignored.
Limit on cross-examinations 7 (1) Subject to subsection (2), cross-examinations on any documentary evidence filed by the parties shall not exceed a total of seven hours
for all plaintiffs in the proceeding and seven hours
for all defendants (2) A judge may extend the time permitted
for cross-examination on documentary evidence if it is necessary to do so in the interest of justice Costs on dismissal 8 (1) If a judge dismisses a proceeding under this section, the moving party is entitled to costs on the motion and in the proceeding on a
full indemnity basis, unless the judge determines that such an award is not appropriate in the circumstances.
Airey v Taffinder & Ors (Re Hills Solutions Ltd)[2015] EWHC 3854 (Ch) Acted
for Claimant in successfully obtaining permission to continue a double derivative claim and a
full indemnity from the company in respect of a restructuring of the group at an alleged undervalue.
The corporation claimed
full indemnity of its legal costs in the amount of $ 35,495 on the basis that the condominium declaration specifically provided that an owner would fully indemnify the corporation
for any costs or damages resulting from an owner's act or omission.
If you really want to stamp out unnecessary litigation, amend the Rules to allow
for even higher costs, closer to
full indemnity, and narrow judicial discretion around costs to impose mandatory costs
for unreasonable positions, inflammatory conduct, and frivolous and vexatious behaviour.
Tess Cusipag and Balita defendants are also jointly and severally liable
for the plaintiffs costs of these contempt proceedings on a
full indemnity basis.»
Claimants argue that they should be compensated
for those costs in
full, or at least on a Solicitors Act 1974 or
indemnity basis of assessment.
If the action is dismissed, the legislation provides
for costs to be awarded on a
full indemnity basis and allows the motion judge, if the court finds the action to have been brought in bad faith or
for an improper purpose (i.e. a SLAPP), to order damages to be paid by the plaintiff to the defendant.
Under an
indemnity plan a check is mailed directly to the policy owner each month
for the
full amount of the benefit.
User shall indemnify and hold Exide Life and / or the Affiliates, as the case may be, including their officers, employees and agents, indemnified against all losses and expenses on
full indemnity basis which Exide Life may incur, sustain, suffer or is likely to suffer in connection with Exide Life or Affiliates» execution of the User's instructions and against all actions, claims, demands, proceedings, losses, damages, costs, charges and expenses as a consequence or by reason of providing a service through payment gateway
for any action taken or omitted to be taken by Exide Life and / or the Affiliates, its officers, employees or agents, on the instructions of the User.
I am a fully qualified registered counsellor with «The British Association
for Counselling and Psychotherapy and I hold a
full indemnity professional insurance policy.»