Chijindu v. Law Society of Ontario
Because the appellant's appeal was dismissed, the Law Society, as the successful party, was entitled to costs of the appeal; the court exercised its discretion to fix the all-inclusive costs award at $10,000.
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- Citation
- 2025 ONCA 192
- Parties
- Appellant: Christian Chukwuedozie Chijindu; Respondent: Law Society of Ontario
- Court
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 10 March 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Costs Endorsement After Dismissal of Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed; appellant ordered to pay costs
- Legal Topics
- Costs of Appeal, Appeal Dismissed
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Christian Chukwuedozie Chijindu
Appellant
Law Society of Ontario
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Costs Endorsement After Dismissal of Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Entitlement to costs following dismissal of an appeal
- 2 Quantum of costs to be awarded
- 3 Form of all-inclusive costs order
Ratio Decidendi
Because the appellant's appeal was dismissed, the Law Society, as the successful party, was entitled to costs of the appeal; the court exercised its discretion to fix the all-inclusive costs award at $10,000.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed; appellant ordered to pay costs
Orders
- The appellant shall pay the Law Society of Ontario its costs of the appeal in the all-inclusive amount of $10,000.
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Chijindu v. Law Society of Ontario Collection Decisions of the Court of Appeal Date 2025-03-10 Neutral citation 2025 ONCA 192 Docket numbers COA-24-CV-0820 Judges Hourigan, C. William; Wilson, Darla A.; Madsen, Lene Subject Civil Decision Content COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO CITATION: Chijindu v. Law Society of Ontario, 2025 ONCA 192 DATE: 20250310 DOCKET: COA-24-CV-0820 Hourigan, Wilson and Madsen JJ.A. BETWEEN Christian Chukwuedozie Chijindu Applicant (Appellant) and Law Society of Ontario Respondent (Respondent) Christian Chukwuedozie Chijindu, acting in person Rhoda Cookhorn, for the respondent Heard: February 3, 2025 On appeal from the judgment of Justice R. Lee Akazaki of the Superior Court of Ontario, dated July 22, 2024. COSTS ENDORSEMENT [1] On February 7, 2025, we dismissed this appeal. [2] The Law Society of Ontario (“LSO”), as the successful party, is entitled to its costs of the appeal. We order that the appellant pay the LSO its costs of the appeal in the all-inclusive amount of $10,000. “C.W. Hourigan J.A.” “D.A. Wilson J.A.” “L. Madsen J.A.”