Luigi Coretti v. Bureau de la Sécurité privée and Garda World Security Corporation et al - Order on costs

Luigi Coretti v. Bureau de la Sécurité privée and Garda World Security Corporation et al - Order on costs

The Tribunal clarified that it intended to award a single set of costs to the Garda group and, using its authority under Rule 397(2) of the Federal Courts Rules to correct errors or omissions, ordered that $1,000 in costs be awarded to the Garda group as a whole rather than to each named Garda company.

Citation
2019 Comp Trib 5
Parties
Applicant: Luigi Coretti; Respondent: Bureau de la Sécurité Privée; Respondent: Garda World Security Corporation; Respondent: Garda World International Corporation; Respondent: Garda Canada Security Corporation; Respondent: The Garda Security Group; Respondent: Société en Commandite Transport de Valeurs Garda; Respondent: Garda Alarm Services Corporation
Court
Competition Tribunal
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
27 August 2019
Procedural Posture
Leave to Make an Application Under Section 77(3) of the Competition Act / Further Order on Costs / Clarification of Earlier Costs Award
Outcome
Award of costs clarified: $1,000 awarded to the Garda group as a single award, not to each Garda company.
Legal Topics
Leave to Bring Application, Costs, Section 103.1, Section 77(3)
Source Language
English
Competition Law Administrative Law Leave to Bring Application Costs Section 103.1 Section 77(3)

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Parties

Luigi Coretti

Applicant

Bureau de la Sécurité Privée

Respondent

Garda World Security Corporation

Respondent

Garda World International Corporation

Respondent

Garda Canada Security Corporation

Respondent

The Garda Security Group

Respondent

Société en Commandite Transport de Valeurs Garda

Respondent

Garda Alarm Services Corporation

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Leave to Make an Application Under Section 77(3) of the Competition Act / Further Order on Costs / Clarification of Earlier Costs Award

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the costs award should be allocated to each Garda company separately or as a single award to the Garda group
  2. 2 Whether the Tribunal can correct errors or omissions in its order under Rule 397(2) of the Federal Courts Rules

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal clarified that it intended to award a single set of costs to the Garda group and, using its authority under Rule 397(2) of the Federal Courts Rules to correct errors or omissions, ordered that $1,000 in costs be awarded to the Garda group as a whole rather than to each named Garda company.

Court Disposition

Award of costs clarified: $1,000 awarded to the Garda group as a single award, not to each Garda company.

Orders

  • $1,000 in costs be awarded to the defendant Garda as a whole, and not to each of the Garda companies named in the application.