Taylor v. Canada (Attorney General)
The court accepted the parties' consensus on costs and, exercising its discretion, fixed the costs of the special case at $15,000 inclusive of taxes and disbursements, payable forthwith by Canada.
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- Citation
- 2012 ONCA 550
- Parties
- Plaintiff: Kathryn Anne Taylor; Defendant: The Attorney General of Canada; Intervener: Bill Sauer
- Court
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 23 August 2012
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal Special Case Under Rule 22.03 / Costs Endorsement After Appeal Decision
- Outcome
- Costs awarded to plaintiff; fixed at $15,000 inclusive and payable by the defendant (Canada) forthwith.
- Legal Topics
- Costs on Appeal, Special Case, Rule 22.03
- Source Language
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Parties
Kathryn Anne Taylor
Plaintiff
The Attorney General of Canada
Defendant
Bill Sauer
Intervener
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal Special Case Under Rule 22.03 / Costs Endorsement After Appeal Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the plaintiff was entitled to costs for the special case
- 2 What quantum of costs was appropriate for the special case
Ratio Decidendi
The court accepted the parties' consensus on costs and, exercising its discretion, fixed the costs of the special case at $15,000 inclusive of taxes and disbursements, payable forthwith by Canada.
Court Disposition
Costs awarded to plaintiff; fixed at $15,000 inclusive and payable by the defendant (Canada) forthwith.
Orders
- Costs fixed in the amount of $15,000 inclusive of taxes and disbursements, payable forthwith by Canada.
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Taylor v. Canada (Attorney General) Collection Decisions of the Court of Appeal Date 2012-08-23 Neutral citation 2012 ONCA 550 Docket numbers C53678 Judges Doherty, David H.; Weiler, Karen Merle Magnuson; Laskin, John Ivan; Sharpe, Robert J.; Armstrong, Robert Patrick Subject Civil Decision Content COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO CITATION: Taylor v. Canada (Attorney General), 2012 ONCA 550 DATE: 20120823 DOCKET: C53678 Doherty, Weiler, Laskin, Sharpe and Armstrong JJ.A. BETWEEN Kathryn Anne Taylor Plaintiff and The Attorney General of Canada Defendant Kirk Baert and Celeste Poltak, for the plaintiff P.J. Evraire, Q.C., Gina M. Scarcella and James M. Soldatich, for the defendant Cameron Pallett and Reynold Robertson, for the intervener, Bill Sauer Heard: September 19, 2011 A proceeding under Rule 22.03 to determine a special case stated by order of Armstrong J.A. dated March 4, 2011, with reasons reported at 2011 ONCA 181. COSTS ENDORSEMENT [1] In our decision on this appeal, released on July 6, 2012, we ruled in favour of Ms. Taylor and invited the parties to file written submissions as to the costs of this special case. [2] We have been advised that the parties have reached a consensus that Ms. Taylor should receive her costs fixed in the amount of $15,000 inclusive of taxes and disbursements, payable forthwith by Canada. We agree with this disposition as to costs and so order. “Doherty J.A.” “K.M. Weiler J.A.” “John Laskin J.A.” “Robert J. Sharpe J.A.” “Robert P. Armstrong J.A.”